NGC 5238 (also NGC 5238-1, MCG 9-22-82, UGC 8565 and PGC 47853) is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy located 11 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 34m 42.6s, Declination +51° 36' 50"
