NGC 5009 (also MCG 8-24-61, UGC 8258 and PGC 45739) is a magnitude +14.5 barred spiral galaxy located 432 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 10m 47.2s, Declination +50° 05' 35"
