M58

M58 — galaxy, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore M58 in an interactive 3D view of space. See its catalogue position, distance and astronomical facts.

A handsome barred spiral near the centre of the cluster, its straight bar feeding gas into an active core — among the most distant Messier objects bright enough to spot by eye.

Type

Barred spiral (SAB(rs)b)

Distance

55 million light-years

Note

One of the brightest barred spirals in Virgo

Explore M58 in 3D

M58 is placed in three-dimensional space using catalogue coordinates and an adopted astronomical distance. Rotate and zoom to explore the model. Stellar surfaces, gas structure and dust depths may be reconstructed or illustrative, as described in its facts; this is not live imagery from a telescope.