NGC 4957 (also MCG 5-31-124, UGC 8178 and PGC 45253) is a magnitude +13.0 elliptical galaxy located 317 million light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Datchet, Berkshire, on the 11th April 1785.
Right Ascension 13h 05m 12.5s, Declination +27° 34' 10"
