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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:apparent_magnitude
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beyond 12.5
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Virgo_Supercluster
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:interstellar_medium
young stars
old stars
globular clusters
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gptkbp:contains_star
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approximately 2.5 solar masses per year
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gptkbp:coordinates
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RA 12h 37m 43s, Dec -11° 00' 00"
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gptkbp:declination
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-11° 00' 00"
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gptkbp:diameter
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approximately 100,000 light-years
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Charles_Messier
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gptkbp:discovery_year
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1779
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gptkbp:distance_from_earth
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approximately 60 million light-years
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gptkbp:exhibition
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gptkb:Messier_catalog
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gptkbp:features
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gptkb:active_galactic_nucleus
spiral arms
bar structure
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gptkbp:has_spectral_type
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SAB(rs)bc
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gptkbp:has_supernova
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several observed
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Messier 58
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gptkbp:image
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Hubble image available
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gptkbp:is_observed_in
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gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
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gptkbp:is_visible_from
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best viewed in spring
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gptkbp:lighting
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moderately bright
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gptkbp:located_in
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gptkb:Virgo_constellation
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gptkbp:mass
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approximately 100 billion solar masses
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gptkbp:members
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gptkb:Virgo_Cluster
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gptkbp:notable_features
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star clusters
dust lanes
central bulge
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gptkbp:notable_galaxies
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gptkb:NGC_4579
gptkb:NGC_4567
NGC 4568
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gptkbp:notable_work
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studied for active galactic nuclei
studied for dark matter presence
studied for galaxy formation
studied for star formation history
studied for supernova rates
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.0040
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gptkbp:research
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observed by various astronomers
requires telescope for best view
light pollution affects visibility
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gptkbp:right_ascension
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12h 37m 43.0s
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gptkbp:speed
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approximately 1,200 km/s
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gptkbp:type
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barred spiral galaxy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Virgo
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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