M59

An elliptical galaxy much denser than our own galaxy, M59 is only about one-fourth the size of the Milky Way.

At around 60 million light-years away, M59 is one of the largest ellipticals known and has five times more mass than our galaxy. M59 may contain as many as 5100 globular clusters in its halo.

Relatively close to M59 in astronomical terms is the spiral galaxy NGC 4647. The pair is odd because while they are close, they are very different in age and development.