Sombrero Galaxy
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| Sombrero Galaxy | |
|---|---|
 The Sombrero Galaxy | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Richt ascension | 12h 39m 59.4s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 37′ 23″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.003416 ± 0.000017[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 1024 ± 5 km/s[1] |
| Distance | 29.3 ± 1.6 Mly (8.98 ± 0.49 Mpc) |
| Teep | SA(s)a;[1] |
| Size (ly) | ~50,000ly athort[2] (15 329.74 pc) |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 8′.7 × 3′.5[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.98[1] |
| Notable featurs | The owerwhelmin bricht centre |
| Ither designations | |
UGC 293, PGC 42407 | |
The Sombrero Galaxy (an aa kent as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo locatit 28 million licht-years (8.6 Mpc) frae Yird.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for M104. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ↑ http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy/pr2003028a/ (Dec 2014)
