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

The Sombrero Galaxy M104, Dasidius
The Sombrero Galaxy M104
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The Sombrero Galaxy M104

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The Sombrero Galaxy is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo found 9.55 megaparsecs from Earth. The galaxy has a diameter of approximately 15 kiloparsecs, 30% the size of the Milky Way. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk.

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The Sombrero Galaxy M104, Dasidius