NGC 5231 (also IRAS 13332+0315, MCG 1-35-11, UGC 8574 and PGC 47953) is a magnitude +13.4 barred spiral galaxy located 300 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
The galaxy was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth using a 121.92 cm (48 inch) speculum reflector at William Lassell's Tigné Point observatory in Sliema, Malta, on the 30th April 1864.
Right Ascension 13h 35m 48,3s, Declination +02° 59' 56"
