Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  HD110086  ·  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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M 104

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M 104

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Messier 104 is one of my favourite galaxies. Like a giant flying saucer it has beautiful majestic symmetry.  It is in the constellation Virgo; is around 50,000 light years across; and is 28 million light years from earth.

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M 104, Peter Goodhew