Thursday, 16. November 2006
Topic: Space - on November 16, 2006 at 11:47:00 AM CET
Sombrero Galaxy
The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred Sa spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of a sombrero. This 8th magnitude galaxy can easily be seen with small telescopes.
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