Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, Wei Li
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, Wei Li
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104M104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 31.1 million light-years from our galaxy, within the local supercluster. It has a diameter of approximately 49,000 light-years,=10.5px three-tenths the size of the Milky Way.

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L: 60x600s
R/G/B(bin 2): 24x300s each

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