Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy, Mustafa Aydın
Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy
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Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy

Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy, Mustafa Aydın
Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy
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Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) from our galaxy, within the local supercluster. It has a diameter of approximately 15 kiloparsecs (49,000 light-years), 0.3x times the size of the Milky Way. (wikipedia)

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Messier 104 Sombrero Galaxy, Mustafa Aydın