NGC 5002 (also MCG 6-29-51, UGC 8254 and PGC 45728) is a magnitude +13.8 barred spiral galaxy located 840 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici.
The galaxy was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest using a 27.94 cm (11 inch) f/17.5 refractor at the Copenhagen Observatory on the 27th April 1865.
Right Ascension 13h 10m 38.2s, Declination +36° 38' 03"
