Messier Index/M58

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Messier 58
An w:infrared image of M58 taken by the w:Spitzer Space Telescope (SST).
Credit: SST/w:NASA/w:JPL.
Observation data (w:J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo[1]
Right ascension12h 37m 43.5s[2]
Declination+11° 49′ 05″[2]
Redshift1519 ± 6 km/s[2]
Distance68 Mly[3]
TypeSAB(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]

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

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References

  1. 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. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. a b c d e f g h "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 4579. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
  3. 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Burnham, Robert Jr (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: Volume Three, Pavo Through Vulpecula. Dover. pp. 2086–2088. ISBN 0-486-23673-0.
  5. "Messier Object 58". Archived from the original on 1996-12-25. Retrieved 2006-11-18.