NGC 5777 is a large edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Draco.[1] Its speed relative to the cosmic microwave background is 2,210 ± 5 km/s, which corresponds to a Hubble distance of 32.6 ± 2.3 Mpc (~106 million ly). NGC 5777 was discovered by German-British astronomerWilliam Herschel in 1789.[2]
A spectrum obtained on July 10, 2001, by the Isaac Newton Telescope showed a type-IIp supernova at the center of NGC 5777.[4] SN 2001dc was formed from a group of low-luminosity events, among with other supernovae in the region. They contain narrow spectral lines (indicating low expansion velocities) and low luminosities at every phase, which is untypical for a supernovae.[5]