M59
NGC 4621
Constellation
Virgo
Shape
Elliptical
Magnitude
9.8
Size
5.1′
Position
12h 42m, +11.6°
Distance
51.0 ± 3.0 million ly
My Sky
Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: M59
Further info
NASA: Messier 59
NED: M59
SIMBAD: M59
Wikipedia: Messier 59
Sources
Distance: NED-D (Steer 2020)
Magnitude and size: NGC 2000.0 (Sinnott 1988)
