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M 104 · Sombrero Galaxy

M 104 · Galaxy · Virgo

Sombrero Galaxy

Also known as NGC 4594 · PGC 42407

Messier 104
Herschel 400
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Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Position (J2000): 12h 39m 59s · −11° 37′ 23″
Discovered: by William Herschel and Pierre Méchain in 1781

Pictures: 0
Magnitude: 8.59; visual
Size: 8.5′ × 4.9′
Distance: ~41,000,000 ly
Best months: Feb–Apr

Catalogue data from OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Distances, discoverers and common names from Wikidata, CC0.

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