Messier 59, also known as M59 or NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo and a member of the Virgo Cluster, discovered by the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779 and independently observed by Charles Messier the same year. It lies roughly 60 million light-years from Earth and, like many Virgo Cluster ellipticals, hosts a large population of globular clusters, estimated in the thousands.
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Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.
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2. Wikidata: Messier 59
Messier 59 (Wikipedia)
Messier 59, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo.
Messier 59, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
Messier 59 or M59, also known as NGC 4621, is an elliptical galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Virgo.
- In Group: Elliptical Galaxies, infobox 'type' field: E5 (NED classification, de Vaucouleurs system) filed under Elliptical Galaxies
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