NGC 5728 is an active barred spiral galaxy located 146[2] million light years away in the southern constellation of Libra.

[8] Asymmetrical gas distribution in the galaxy suggests it has undergone a minor merger event that did not produce tidal tails.

[10] There is evidence of star formation, but that has nearly ceased in the nuclear region due to the molecular gas being all but exhausted.

[9] This is a Seyfert galaxy of type 2, indicating it has an obscured active galactic nucleus (AGN) powered by a supermassive black hole at the center.

[11] Energy released by the AGN is visible in the form of ionized cones that extend outward from the nucleus to a distance of more than 2.5 kpc, and lie across the line of sight from the Earth.