NGC 4579
NGC 4579 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4579:
| NGC: | NGC 4579 |
| Messier: | M 58 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sb |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.4 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 10.3 |
| B-mag (blue): | 10.4 |
| J-mag (IR): | 7.37 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 6.71 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:37:43.52 |
| Declination: | 11:49:05.50 |
| Major axis: | 5.01 ' |
| Minor axis: | 3.84 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 1680 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00562 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS