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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	M58
NGC/IC Number	NGC 4579
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	12h 37m 44s
Declination	+11° 49' 5"
Distance	c.64,500,000 light years c.19,800,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +10.4 Absolute: -21.1
Diameter	Apparent: 6.0' Actual: c.110,000 light years
Hubble Type	SABb weakly Barred Spiral
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	A Seyfert Galaxy with an active nucleus, forming part of the Virgo Cluster

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