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M104
M104 — Sombrero Galaxy
Galaxy
· VirgoBeginner
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Target information
- Object type
- Galaxy
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Right ascension
- 12h 40m 00s
- Declination
- -11° 37′ 00″
- Magnitude
- 8
- Angular size
- 9′ × 4′
- Surface brightness
- Not recorded
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best months
- Mar-Jun
- Catalog IDs
- M104
About this target
Prominent dust lane, edge-on.