Messier 58

Messier 58
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo[1]
Right ascension12h 37m 43.5s[2]
Declination+11° 49′ 05″[2]
Redshift0.00506[2]
Heliocentric radial velocity1517 ± 1 km/s[2]
Distance62 Mly (19.1 Mpc)
(NED)[3]
68 Mly[4]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.7[5]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b;
LINER Sy1.9[2]
Apparent size (V)5.9 × 4.7[2]
Other designations
NGC 4579, UGC 7796, PGC 42168, VCC 1727, GC 3121[2]
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Messier 58 (also known as M58 and NGC 4579) is an intermediate barred spiral galaxy with a weak inner ring structure located within the constellation Virgo, approximately 68 million light-years away from Earth.[6][7] It was discovered by Charles Messier on April 15, 1779 and is one of four barred spiral galaxies that appear in Messier's catalogue.[8][9][10][11][12][Note 1] M58 is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster.[13][14] From 1779 it was arguably (though unknown at that time) the farthest known astronomical object[15] until the release of the New General Catalogue in the 1880s and even more so the publishing of redshift values in the 1920s.

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  3. ^ "Distance Results for MESSIER 058". NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  4. ^ Gavazzi, G.; Boselli, A.; Scodeggio, M.; Pierini, D.; Belsole, E. (1999-04-15). "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 (3): 595–610. arXiv:astro-ph/9812275. Bibcode:1999MNRAS.304..595G. doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02350.x. ISSN 0035-8711. S2CID 41700753 – via Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ "Messier 58". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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  7. ^ "M 58". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  8. ^ "Messier 58: Observations and Descriptions". SEDS. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  9. ^ Burnham, Robert Jr (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: Volume Three, Pavo Through Vulpecula. Dover. pp. 2086–2088. ISBN 978-0-486-23673-5.
  10. ^ Liller, William (1992). The Cambridge guide to astronomical discovery. Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-521-41839-3.
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  12. ^ "Oceanside Photo and Telescope". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  13. ^ "Messier Object 58". Archived from the original on 1996-12-25. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
  14. ^ "Messier Catalog M51 - M60". SEASKY. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  15. ^ Smethurst, Dr Rebecca; Haran, Brady (7 February 2018). "The Ring Bearer Galaxy (M58) - Deep Sky Videos". Deep Sky Videos. Brady Haran and University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 February 2018.


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