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Observations of M59

Other names NGC 4621
UGC 7858
PGC 42628

Object type Galaxy

RA 12h42m

Declination 11°38' N

Constellation Virgo

Part of The Virgo Cluster

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3 
0 
Virgo cluster includin...
Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Obs 2026 May 11 – 20:30 UTC
Upload 2026 May 17 – 11:13 UTC

2 
0 
Messier M59
Ivan Walton
Obs 2026 Feb 18 – 04:12 UTC
Upload 2026 Feb 18 – 17:43 UTC

2 
0 
The Virgo Cluster
Jonathon Elliott
Obs 2025 Mar 04
Upload 2025 Mar 05 – 16:18 UTC

1 
0 
M59 Elliptical Galaxy ...
Alan Thomas
Obs 2024 May 21 – 01:44 UTC
Upload 2024 May 27 – 10:53 UTC

1 
0 
M59 in the Virgo Galax...
Ivan Walton
Obs 2023 Mar 18 – 00:03 UTC
Upload 2023 Mar 20 – 16:33 UTC

5 
0 
Virgo Cluster Wide Fie...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 May 09 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 30 – 10:02 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 59
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 12 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 30 – 09:19 UTC

0 
0 
Messier 59
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 12 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 30 – 09:19 UTC

6 
0 
M59 (LRGB) - 12 April ...
Geof Lewis
Obs 2020 Apr 11 – 23:50 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 29 – 14:33 UTC

8 
0 
Messiers 59 & 60
David Davies
Obs 2020 Apr 09 – 23:10 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 22 – 11:27 UTC

8 
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Virgo cluster
Clive Nanson
Obs 2020 Mar 26 – 00:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 05 – 13:15 UTC
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