Deep sky · Galaxy in Virgo · M 104 · NGC 4594
M 104
Sombrero Galaxy
The Sombrero Galaxy, seen nearly edge-on, with a bright bulge and a dark belt of dust like the brim of a hat.
- Type
- Galaxy
- Designations
- M 104 · NGC 4594
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Apparent magnitude
- 8.0
- Apparent size
- 9′ × 4′
- Position (J2000)
- RA 12h 40m · Dec −11° 37′
Discovery
In 1912 Vesto Slipher measured that it is racing away from us at about 1,000 km/s — one of the first clues that the universe is expanding.