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Sombrero Galaxy

Galaxy

A galaxy seen nearly edge on, its bright core wrapped in a dark lane of dust that gives it the outline of a wide-brimmed hat.

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What it looks like

A photograph of the patch of sky containing Sombrero Galaxy, taken by a telescope on the ground.

A photograph of this patch of sky, taken by a telescope on the ground. Sombrero Galaxy sits in the middle, with the surrounding sky around it.

Brightness adjusted so faint detail shows. Every picture here is a rendering of the survey's measurements rather than a measurement itself, and this is the same setting for all of them.

Position
189.99762, -11.62306Source: NASA Extragalactic Database
Brightness
about 8.59Source: HyperLeda
Apparent size
about 8.45 x 4.91 arcminutes
Shape
Sa
Constellation
VirgoSource: OpenNGC

Catalogue designations

NGC4594, M104, 2MASX J12395949-1137230, IRAS 12373-1120, MCG -02-32-020, PGC 042407, UGCA 293

Source: OpenNGC