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This nice collection of galaxies is found in the constellation Virgo. At the bottom right is Messier object M58, a bright barred spiral galaxy lying at a distance of about 75 million light years. At the top are a pair of interacting galaxies nicknamed The Butterfly Galaxies since they resemble the wings of a butterfly. They are about 60 MLy away and are in the early stages of colliding/merging. The fourth large galaxy in the image is elliptical galaxy NGC 4564, about 50 MLy distant.