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Messier 58 (also known as M58 and NGC 4579) is a barred spiral galaxy located within the constellation Virgo approximately 68 million light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by Charles Messier on April 15 1779 and is one of four barred spiral galaxies that appear in Messier’s catalogue. M58 is one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster.

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