* Astronomy

NGC 5221 (also Arp 288, MCG 2-35-6, UGC 8559 and PGC 47869) is a magnitude +13.4 spiral galaxy located 321 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
The galaxy is gravitationally interacting with the neighbouring galaxy NGC 5222; these two galaxies are listed as Arp 288 in the Atlas of peculiar galaxies by Halton Arp.

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 12th April 1784.

Right Ascension 13h 34m 56.2s, Declination +13° 49' 57"