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Messier 60

Galaxy
Messier 60 or M60, also known as NGC 4649, is an elliptical galaxy approximately 57 million light-years away in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. Together with NGC 4647, it forms a pair known as Arp 116. Wikipedia
Stars: 400 billion
Magnitude: 8.8
Radius: 60,002 light years
Constellation: Virgo
Distance to Earth: 54.79 million light years
Apparent mass: ~1,000 billion M☉
Galaxy type: elliptical galaxy