M58
E517950
M58 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Virgo and is one of the brighter members of the Virgo Cluster.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barred spiral galaxy ⓘ |
| AGNType | LINER ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
PGC 42168
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UGC 7796 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| angularSize | 5.9 × 4.7 arcminutes ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 9.7 ⓘ |
| bestSeenIn | spring months from northern hemisphere ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
M58
ⓘ
Messier 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ NGC 4579 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constellation | Virgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +11° 49′ 05″ ⓘ |
| discoverer | Charles Messier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
approximately 21 megaparsecs
ⓘ
approximately 68 million light-years ⓘ |
| environment | cluster galaxy ⓘ |
| hasActiveGalacticNucleus | true ⓘ |
| hasBarredStructure | true ⓘ |
| hasCentralBulge | true ⓘ |
| hasDustLanes | true ⓘ |
| hasNuclearRing | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpiralArms | true ⓘ |
| hasStarFormation | ongoing ⓘ |
| hostedSupernova |
SN 1988A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SN 1989M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostGalaxyType | barred spiral ⓘ |
| HubbleSequence | SBb ⓘ |
| isOneOf | brighter members of the Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virgo constellation region of the sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Virgo Cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalType | SBb ⓘ |
| observedIn |
X-ray wavelengths
ⓘ
optical wavelengths ⓘ radio wavelengths ⓘ |
| partOf | local large-scale structure near Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | 1510 km/s ⓘ |
| redshift | 0.00506 ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 12h 37m 43.5s ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHole | present ⓘ |
| supermassiveBlackHoleMass | about 7 × 10^7 solar masses ⓘ |
| surfaceBrightness | high for a galaxy in Virgo Cluster ⓘ |
| visibleWith | small amateur telescopes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.