M104 · NGC 4594

Sombrero Galaxy

An edge-on spiral with a bright bulge and a dark dust lane that looks like a wide-brimmed hat. Roughly 31 million light-years out in Virgo.

Catalogue

M104 · NGC 4594

Constellation

Virgo

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Location

Deccan countryside

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Catalogue position

RA 12h 40m 00s · Dec −11° 37′ 23″ Show on the sky map