NGC 5146 (also MCG -2-34-49 and PGC 47055) is a magnitude +12.6 elliptical galaxy located 307 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
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 9th May 1784.
Right Ascension 13h 26m 37.4s, Declination -12° 19' 24"
