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M104

Sombrero Galaxy · NGC 4594

Constellation
Virgo
Shape
Spiral
Magnitude
8.3
Size
8.9′
Position
12h 40m, −11.6°
Distance
33.3 ± 4.2 million ly

My Sky

Rise, highest and set over your place, for any night: M104

Further info

NASA: Messier 104

NED: M104

SIMBAD: M104

Wikipedia: Sombrero Galaxy

Sources

Distance: NED-D (Steer 2020)

Magnitude and size: NGC 2000.0 (Sinnott 1988)

Shape: RC3 (de Vaucouleurs et al. 1991)

Name: Wikipedia, List of Messier objects

M104, NGC 4594
Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)