NGC 5609 is a spiral galaxy[3] located 1.3 billion light-years light-years away from Earth,[4] in the constellation Boötes.

[2] It has the largest redshift[5] of any galaxy in the New General Catalogue.

Prior to 2023, another spiral galaxy, NGC 1262, had been thought to have a higher redshift.

[6][5] NGC 5609 is the most distant visually observed galaxy in the NGC Catalog[5] and was discovered by astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney on March 1, 1851.

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