| M58 |
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| NGC 4579 | |||||||||||
| Type: | Spiral Galaxy | ||||||||||
| Constellation: | Virgo | ||||||||||
| Magnitude: | 11.0 | ||||||||||
| Size: | 5.5' x 4.5' | ||||||||||
| RA-Dec: | 12h 37.8m - 11 50 | ||||||||||
| Difficulty: | T | E=easy, T=tough, C=challenging | |||||||||
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| A barred spiral galaxy in the Virgo Cluster. Scanning this region with binoculars is a real joy as the field of view is filled with the faint fuzzes of many galaxies. Under low power in a telescope, M58 shares the same field as M59 and M60, two elliptical galaxies. M58 brightens towards the nucleus with a diffuse outer envelope. A larger telescope and higher magnification begins to reveal subtle detail including spiral arms and dark lanes. | |||||||||||
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