Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3578  ·  M 58  ·  NGC 4564  ·  NGC 4567  ·  NGC 4568  ·  NGC 4579
M58 and a butterfly, Bret Waddington
M58 and a butterfly
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M58 and a butterfly

M58 and a butterfly, Bret Waddington
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M58 and a butterfly

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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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M58 and a butterfly, Bret Waddington

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