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Messier 58

For the motorway, see M58 motorway.

Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Messier 58
An infrared image of M58 taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST). Credit: SST/NASA/JPL.
Constellation	Virgo^[1]
Right ascension	12^h 37^m 43.5^s^[2]
Declination	+11° 49' 05"^[2]
Redshift	1519 ± 6 km/s^[2]
Distance	68 Mly^[3]
Type	SAB(rs)b^[2]
Apparent dimensions (V)	5′.9 × 4′.7^[2]
Apparent magnitude (V)	+10.5^[2]
Other designations
NGC 4579, UGC 7796, PGC 42168, VCC 1727^[2]
See also: Galaxy, List of galaxies

Messier 58 (also known as M58 and NGC 4579) is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 68 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1779.^[4] M58 is one of the brightest^[5] galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. Two supernovae, SN 1988A and SN 1989M, have been observed in M58.^[2]

External links

^ R. W. Sinnott, editor (1988). The Complete New General Catalogue and Index Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters by J. L. E. Dreyer. Sky Publishing Corporation and Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-933-34651-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4579. Retrieved on 2006-10-05.
^ G. Gavazzi, A. Boselli, M. Scodeggio, D. Pierini and E. Belsole (1999). "The 3D structure of the Virgo cluster from H-band Fundamental Plane and Tully-Fisher distance determinations". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 304: 595–610. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02350.x.
^ Burnham, Robert Jr (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: Volume Three, Pavo Through Vulpecula. Dover, 2086-2088. ISBN 0-486-23673-0.
^ "Messier Object 58". Retrieved on 2006-11-18.

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