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Proper Name	Name
Messier Number	M59
NGC/IC Number	NGC 4621
Constellation	Virgo
Right Ascension	12h 42m 2s
Declination	+11° 38' 49"
Distance	c. 50,100,000 light years c. 15,400,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.59 Absolute: -21.34
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 4.5' Actual: 63,600 light years
Hubble Type	E-E/S0 elliptical / lenticular
Optimum Visibility	April
Notes	M59 is an elliptical galaxy, but one in which the elliptical form is compressed and flattened somewhat. Its bright core contains a supermassive black hole, and the galaxy is notable for its extensive halo of globular clusters, with more than two thousand such clusters orbiting around the main galaxy.

M59 is part of a swarm of galaxies that straddle the border between Virgo and Coma Berenices. M59 itself lies on the Virgo side of the border, and is a galaxy of elliptical form.

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