Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
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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^ "M 58" . SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 2010-02-23 .
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^ Burnham, Robert Jr (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: Volume Three, Pavo Through Vulpecula . Dover. pp. 2086–2088. ISBN 978-0-486-23673-5 .
^ Liller, William (1992). The Cambridge guide to astronomical discovery . Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-521-41839-3 .
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^ "Oceanside Photo and Telescope" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28 .
^ "Messier Object 58" . Archived from the original on 1996-12-25. Retrieved 2006-11-18 .
^ "Messier Catalog M51 - M60" . SEASKY . Retrieved 2010-02-28 .
^ 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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