FeaturedThe Galaxy Messier 59 - Spreewald-Spechtler
Messier 59 (NGC 4621) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. The object was discovered on April 11, 1779, by the German astronomer Johann Gottfried Köhler in Dresden along with Messier 60 and NGC 4638 while observing the comet Bode.
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