In the innermost region of Virgo — and, indeed, of practically all large clusters of galaxies — ellipticals predominate, having arisen from major mergers of previous generations of large galaxies. But on the outskirts, spirals are just as common (if not moreso) as their gas-poor counterparts. For today, let’s take a look at one of the more unusual member of this cluster: a barred spiral galaxy close to the cluster’s core, Messier 58!

Here’s how to locate it.