NGC 5944 (also MCG 1-40-4 and PGC 55321) is a magnitude +15.0 spiral galaxy located 463 million light-years away in the constellation Serpens.
The galaxy was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift using a 40.6 cm (16 inch) Alvan Clark and Sons refractor at the Warner Observatory, East Avenue, Rochester, New York, on the 19th April 1887.
Right Ascension 15h 31m 47.6s, Declination +07° 18' 29"
