NGC 5371 is a face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. NGC 5371 (which is also cataloged as NGC 5390) is a symmetrical face-on Sbc barred spiral galaxy at a distance of 100 million light years. This galaxy with Hickson Galaxy Group 68 makes up the Big Lick Galaxy Group. Two supernovae have been observed in NGC 5371: SN 1994Y (type IIn, mag. 15), and SN 2020bio (type unknown, mag. 16.7).

200/250mm - 8" (5/21/82): fairly bright, fairly large, diffuse oval halo.

300/350mm - 13.1" (5/26/84): bright, fairly large, small bright nucleus, slightly elongated N-S. Located 2.5' SW of mag 9.1 SAO 44805. The NGC 5353 group lies 25' WSW.

600/800mm - 24" (7/1/16): very bright and large, elongated 4:3 N-S, contains a relatively small brighter core that is slightly elongated E-W (central bar). The large outer halo shows spiral structure. An arm on the north side sweeps west and south and a more ill-defined arm on the east side extends to the north. A mag 9 star is 2.6' NE. The HCG 68 quintet (including NGCs 5350, 5353 and 5354) is ~25' SW. Brightest in a large group (LGG 361) with 13 NGC galaxies.