NGC 5018NGC 5018 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo at an approximate distance of 132.51 Mly. NGC 5018 was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel.SupernovaeThree supernovae have been observed in NGC 5018:SN 2002dj was discovered by LOTOSS on 12 June 2002.SN 2017isq was discovered by ATLAS on 4 December 2017.SN 2021fxy was discovered by Kōichi Itagaki on 17 March 2021.