Messier 58

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Messier 58
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
ConstellationVirgo[1]
Right ascension12h 37m 43.5s[2]
Declination+11° 49′ 05″[2]
Redshift0.00506[2][3]
Heliocentric radial velocity1517 ± 1 km/s[2][3]
Distance21 megaparsecs (68 million light-years)[2][4]
Apparent magnitude (V)9.7[5]
Characteristics
TypeSAB(rs)b;
LINER[6] Sy 1.9[2][7]
Size40.72 kiloparsecs (133,000 light-years)
diameter; 2MASS K-band total isophote[2][8]
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.[9][10] It was discovered by Charles Messier on April 15, 1779 and is one of four barred spiral galaxies that appear in Messier's catalogue.[11][12][13][14][15][Note 1] M58 is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster.[16][17] From 1779 it was arguably (though unknown at that time) the farthest known astronomical object[18] 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. ^ a b Kent, Brian R.; Giovanelli, Riccardo; Haynes, Martha P.; Martin, Ann M.; Saintonge, Amélie; Stierwalt, Sabrina; Balonek, Thomas J.; Brosch, Noah; Koopmann, Rebecca A. (2008). "The Arecibo Legacy Fast Alfa Survey. VI. Second HI Source Catalog of the Virgo Cluster Region". The Astronomical Journal. 136 (2): 713. arXiv:0806.3237. Bibcode:2008AJ....136..713K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/136/2/713.
  4. ^ Ruiz-Lapuente, Pilar (1996). "The Hubble Constant from 56Co-powered Nebular Candles". The Astrophysical Journal. 465. arXiv:astro-ph/9604044. Bibcode:1996ApJ...465L..83R. doi:10.1086/310155.
  5. ^ "Messier 58". SEDS Messier Catalog. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ Véron-Cetty, M. -P.; Véron, P. (2006). "A catalogue of quasars and active nuclei: 12th edition". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 455 (2): 773. Bibcode:2006A&A...455..773V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20065177.
  7. ^ Panessa, F.; Bassani, L. (2002). "Unabsorbed Seyfert 2 galaxies". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 394 (2): 435. arXiv:astro-ph/0208496. Bibcode:2002A&A...394..435P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20021161.
  8. ^ Jarrett, T. H.; Chester, T.; Cutri, R.; Schneider, S. E.; Huchra, J. P. (2003). "The 2MASS Large Galaxy Atlas". The Astronomical Journal. 125 (2): 525. Bibcode:2003AJ....125..525J. doi:10.1086/345794.
  9. ^ "Messier 58 Galaxy" (PDF). Solarius. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  10. ^ "M 58". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  11. ^ "Messier 58: Observations and Descriptions". SEDS. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  12. ^ Burnham, Robert Jr (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook: Volume Three, Pavo Through Vulpecula. Dover. pp. 2086–2088. ISBN 978-0-486-23673-5.
  13. ^ Liller, William (1992). The Cambridge guide to astronomical discovery. Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-521-41839-3.
  14. ^ "Messier 58". SEDS. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
  15. ^ "Oceanside Photo and Telescope". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  16. ^ "Messier Object 58". Archived from the original on 1996-12-25. Retrieved 2006-11-18.
  17. ^ "Messier Catalog M51 - M60". SEASKY. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
  18. ^ 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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