The galaxy M59 is a member of the Virgo Cluster and one of the largest elliptical galaxies it, though it is considerably less luminous and massive ellipticals large M49, M60 and especially , M87. It's pretty flat, several sources provide values \u200b\u200bof ellipticity of E3-E5 (this E5 author believes, that is, its longest axis is about twice the smaller, but our values \u200b\u200bfor size are closer to E3). At a distance of 60 million light years, its longest axis, 5 arc min is characteristic of a linear extension of 90 000 light years. According to WE Harris' list, the galaxy M59 has a set of 1900 + / - 400 globular clusters, considerably less than the big three above, but higher than our Milky Way.
In our picture, the galaxy M59 is an ellipse elongated in the lower left, while on the right side are the galaxy M60 and its companion NCG (NGC) 4647. At the top is the barely perceptible NCG (NCG) 4638, an ellipse with photographic magnitude 12.2.
The M60 is a giant elliptical galaxies in the Virgo cluster. Like most Messier galaxies in this cluster (located in the east), is the last of the row of three (M58 , M59 and M60) that is seen in the visual field of a telescope aimed at this region sky. At low magnification, appears in the same field of view that the galaxy M59 (25 min / arc).
The galaxy M60 was discovered by Johann Gottfried Koehler on April 11, 1779 along with its neighbor M59 , while the comet was of that year. A day later, and independently, was detected by Barnabus Oriani, did not notice the galaxy M59 , and four days later, on April 15, 1779, by Charles Messier, who also discovered the next M58. Messier described M60 as a "little different" galaxies M58 and M59 .
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