NGC 5480
NGC5480 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major. Its velocity with respect to the cosmic microwave background is, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of. However, 15 non-redshift measurements give a closer mean distance of. It was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on 15 May 1787.
NGC5480 is listed as having an active galactic nucleus.
NGC 5448 group
According to A. M. Garcia, the galaxy NGC 5480 is a member of the NGC 5448 group. This galaxy group has at least nine members, including NGC 5425, NGC 5448, NGC 5477, NGC 5481, NGC 5500, NGC 5520, UGC 9056, and UGC 9083.NGC5480 and neighboring galaxy NGC5481 are listed together as Holm588 in Erik Holmberg's A Study of Double and Multiple Galaxies Together with Inquiries into some General Metagalactic Problems, published in 1937.