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M58 (NGC 4579)

Typ:Barred Spiral galaxy
Constellation:Virgo
Size:5.5x4.5'
Distance:~63000 kLj
Brightness:10.5 mag
Position:RA:12h 37m 43.5s DEC:+11° 49′ 05″
Max. height:51.82°, Apr. (midnight at +50°N)
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Discovered:Charles Messier, 1779
Details:Read more on Wikipedia

The next image shows the full frame in a manual edit (580mm, ASI2600MM, LRGB 1h), M58 is actually the lower galaxy on the left. On the left edge there is the "double galaxy" NGC4567 and NGC4568 above NGC4564 and towards right we also see M59 and M60.