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On this page I collect my observations of the elliptical galaxy M 59 in the constellation Virgo. I also found the two galaxies NGC 4647 and NGC 4638 plus, very faintly, the galaxy NGC 4637. With the right placement of the objects, I was able to add M 60 and IC 809 to this list.
The elliptical galaxy M 59 in the constellation Virgo is located at a distance of about 0.4° from the galaxy M 60. If you place it at the edge of the field ogf view, you can see in the eVscope M 60 together with its satellite NGC 4647 (spiral), the galaxy NGC 4638 (elliptical) and very faintly close to it even the galaxy NGC 4637 (spiral) - and finally the galaxy IC 809 (elliptical).
| M 59 | M 60 | NGC 4647 | IC 809 | |||
| Size: 1.5' x 1.0' (Stoyan) Distance: 60 million light years Rating: * |
Size: 2' (Stoyan) Distance: 60 million light years (Stoyan) Rating: * (Stoyan) |
Size: 1' (Stoyan) Entfernung: 60 million light years (Stoyan) Rating: --- |
Size: 1' x 0.9' (SkySafari) Distance: million light years (SkySafari) Rating: --- |
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| NGC 4638 | NGC 4637 | |||||
| Size: 2.2' × 1.4' (Wikipedia) Distance: 49 million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Size: 1.2' × 0.5' (Wikipedia) Distance: ?? million light years (Wikipedia) Rating: --- |
Overview of the Virgo galaxy cluster, M 59 in constellation Virgo is locatecd horizontally in the middle und vertically in the lower half (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
Elliptical galaxy M 60 in constellation Virgo with satellite NGC 4647 (spiral galaxy) and neighbors NGC 4638 (elliptical galaxy) and NGC 4637; you can also see the elliptical galaxy M 59 as well as galaxy IC 809 (Image Courtesy of SkySafari Astronomy, www.simulationcurriculum.com)
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M 59 - Mar 24, 2020 |
M 59 - Mar 24, 2020, processed |
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M 59 - May 31, 2021 (bottom right); together with M 60 and satellite NGC 4647 (left), NGC 4637/38 (bottom, NGC 4637 can only be guessed), and IC 809 (right) |
