M59, courtesy of NOAO.

Elliptical Galaxy M59 (also known as Messier Object 59, Messier 59, M59, or NGC 4621) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler in 1779. M59 is one of the larger elliptical galaxies of the Virgo Cluster. Its distance is about 60 million light years from Earth. NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 56,000 light years in diameter and approximately 60 million light years distant. ... Image File history File links M59. ... Image File history File links M59. ... The National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) consists of four observatories under one management structure: Kitt Peak National Observatory Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory Gemini Observatory National Solar Observatory It is run by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), with a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation... An elliptical galaxy is a type of galaxy in the Hubble sequence characterized by the following physical properties: The giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4881 (the spherical glow at upper left) lies at the edge of the Coma Cluster of Galaxies. ... See VIRGO (physics) for a French-Italian project in physics. ... Johann Gottfried Koehler (December 15, 1745 - September 19, 1801) was a German astronomer who discovered a number of nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A sky field near some of the brighter galaxies in the Virgo cluster. ... A light year, abbreviated ly, is the distance light travels in one year: roughly 9. ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ...

In astronomy, an epoch is a moment in time for which celestial coordinates or orbital elements are specified. ... The Hubble sequence is a classification of galaxy types developed by Edwin Hubble in 1936. ... Right ascension (RA; symbol α: Greek letter alpha) is the astronomical term for one of the two coordinates of a point on the celestial sphere when using the equatorial coordinate system. ... In astronomy, declination (dec) is one of the two coordinates of the equatorial coordinate system, the other being either right ascension or hour angle. ... (Redirected from 1 E22 m) Categories: Orders of magnitude (length) ... Light year, a measure of distant Lightyear (band), a ska-punk band from the UK Buzz Lightyear, a character in the animated film Toy Story. ... The apparent magnitude (m) of a star, planet or other heavenly body is a measure of its apparent brightness; that is, the amount of light received from the object. ... A minute of arc, arcminute, or MOA is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1/60) of one degree. ... Orion is a remarkable constellation, visible from most places on the globe (but not always the whole year long). ... See VIRGO (physics) for a French-Italian project in physics. ... Light year, a measure of distant Lightyear (band), a ska-punk band from the UK Buzz Lightyear, a character in the animated film Toy Story. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standardized distance away. ...

External link

• Elliptical Galaxy M59 @ SEDS Messier pages