M58

M58 = NGC4579 ( 12h 37.7m +11°49´, 9.8 mag. ) This barred spiral galaxy in Virgo cluster was discovered by Messier on April 15, 1779. It measures about 94,000 ly across on it is 55 million ly distant.

M58: bright compact barred spiral, but it takes a good night and at least a medium sized telescope to see the central bar.

The Virgo constellation is home to a small galaxy known as M58. This galaxy is classified as a barred spiral due to its elongated shape. It is one of four such objects in the Messier catalog.

M58 (spiral galaxy) M59 (elliptical galaxy) M60 (elliptical galaxy) M61 (spiral galaxy) M84 (elliptical galaxy) M86 (elliptical galaxy) M87 Virgo A (elliptical galaxy) M89 (elliptical galaxy) M90 (spiral galaxy) ...

The following objects are located within Our Supercluster but not within the Local Group; they are objects 100,000,000 light-years to 10,000,000 light-years from the Sun: M49, M51, M58, M59, M60, M61, M63, M64, M65, M66.

See also: Virgo, Cluster, Galaxy, Telescope, M59