NGC 5225 (also MCG 9-22-78, UGC 8540 and PGC 47731) is a magnitude +13.8 spiral galaxy located 212 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 26th April 1789.
Right Ascension 13h 33m 20.0s, Declination +51° 29' 27"
