Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
M104, The Sombrero galaxy, Steven Bellavia
M104, The Sombrero galaxy
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M104, The Sombrero galaxy

M104, The Sombrero galaxy, Steven Bellavia
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M104, The Sombrero galaxy

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M104, The Sombrero Galaxy (NGC 4594) is thought to be a lenticular or elliptical galaxy, 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Virgo.  It is about 30% the size of the Milky Way, with a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of a sombrero hat.

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M104, The Sombrero galaxy, Steven Bellavia

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