Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 9.55 Mpc (31,100,000 ly)[2] from Earth. The galaxy has a diameter of approximately 15kpc (50,000 light-years),[4] 30% the size of the Milky Way. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk.

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