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

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The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

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The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104, has a diameter of about 100,000 light years and lies around 31 million light years from Earth.  Viewed nearly edge on it has a bright nucleus, large central bulge and prominent dust lane running the length of the galaxy.  When viewed through a telescope It resembles a sombrero hat, hence the name.  Observations strongly suggest the presence of a supermassive black hole at its core.  This black hole is estimated to have a mass equivalent to one billion suns.

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The Sombrero Galaxy (M104), Les Bildy