The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. M104 is the primary galaxy in the M104 group of galaxies.
Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo (near Corvus border) was discovered by Mechain in May 1781.
Sombrero Galaxy
Taken by Al Kelly using an Apogee AP7P camera and 17.5" Newtonian.
Sombrero Galaxy
A spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It was the first galaxy whose rotation was detected. (M104, NGC 4594)
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The Sombrero galaxy, in which galactic rotation was first detected. It lies in the constellation Virgo. [C95]
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The magnitude derived from observations at an infrared wavelength of 5 microns. [H76]
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The Sombrero Galaxy is one of the most photographed galaxies and this exquisitely beautiful picture from the Hubble Space Telescope shows why.
The Sombrero Galaxy, an example of an unbarred spiral galaxy.
Spiral galaxies consist of a rotating disk of stars and interstellar medium, along with a central bulge of generally older stars.
M104: The Sombrero Galaxy. Truly magnificent, this galaxy is isolated from the rest (although apparently is still a member of the Virgo Cluster).
The famous sombrero galaxy is located within the constellation of Virgo. Its designation is M104. This edge-on spiral galaxy got its name from the sombrero hat-like appearance.
M-104: The Sombrero Galaxy. This is one of the finest showpiece objects in the sky. This beautiful edge-on galaxy is 8-10'x2', oriented E-W, and has an obvious central bulge, with a distinct dark lane running the length of the galaxy.
On our way to our next target, the Sombrero Galaxy, we will take a short detour to a trio of round galaxies, M87, M60, and M49.
3 The Sombrero Galaxy, a spiral system seen edge-on. Officially cataloged as M104, this galaxy has a dark band composed of interstellar gas and dust.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104, NGC 4594)
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South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)
South African Large Telescope (SALT)
Southern Pleiades (IC 2602)
Southern Reference Stars (SRS)
Southern Sky Survey
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October's Hubble Heritage image is of M104, AKA the Sombrero Galaxy, AKA NGC 4594, a spiral galaxy. 28 million light-years from us, M104 lies in the constellation Virgo; this image covers approximately 10 arcminutes across (82,000 light-years).
Activity #4 " Identifying Unusual Galaxies
1. c. {Sombrero Galaxy} With a bright halo of stars and a large central bulge of stars, it looks like a hat.
2. d. {Whirlpool Galaxy} It looks like a whirlpool in the ocean or water going down a drain.
A combined (false-colour) Spitzer/HST image of M104 (the Sombrero galaxy). The thin disk is clearly delineated by the dust and gas (coloured red in this image).
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Related images (other sources -- see under 'Related Images' on the links below)
AAT 54. NGC 4486, (M87) and its globular clusters
AAT 100. M104, the Sombrero galaxy, NGC 4594
UKS 31. The center of the Virgo Cluster, wide field ...
It was first thought that EG's had no gas or dust and were compsed of only dark matter and stars. This is no longer considered to be true as we can clearly see a lot of dust in galaxys such as the sombrero galaxy.
M60 (elliptical galaxy)
M61 (spiral galaxy)
M84 (elliptical galaxy)
M86 (elliptical galaxy)
M87 Virgo A (elliptical galaxy)
M89 (elliptical galaxy)
M90 (spiral galaxy)
M104 The Sombrero Galaxy (spiral galaxy) ...
One exception is the famous Sombrero Galaxy, M 104. It lies on the border to Corvus. Its highly irregular shape reminds in some ways on a sombrero.
All other galaxies are assiciated with the Supercluster.
and measure the actual masses of the central supermassive black hole candidates. Some of the most notable galaxies with supermassive black hole candidates include the Andromeda Galaxy, M32, M87, NGC 3115, NGC 3377, NGC 4258, and the Sombrero Galaxy.
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