Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 58  ·  NGC 4579  ·  PGC 1397945  ·  PGC 1400823  ·  PGC 1400836  ·  PGC 165255  ·  PGC 165274  ·  PGC 169614  ·  PGC 169626  ·  PGC 169635  ·  PGC 169643  ·  PGC 169647  ·  PGC 42050
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M58

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Messier 58 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.

It was discovered by Charles Messier on April 15, 1779 and is one of four barred spiral galaxies that appear in Messier's catalogue.

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