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Loading contentA galaxy notable for its bright nucleus and a prominent dust lane that gives it a hat-like appearance.
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The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) is a bright galaxy noted for its large, luminous central bulge and a prominent edge-on lane of dust.
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NASA/IPAC (Caltech)
NASA/IPAC (Caltech) (n.d.). Sombrero Galaxy (M104) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC (Caltech). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/
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title = {Sombrero Galaxy (M104) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database},
organization = {NASA/IPAC (Caltech)},
year = {n.d.},
url = {https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/},
note = {Positions, redshift, and cross-identifications for Sombrero Galaxy (M104).}
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The nearest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the most distant object readily visible to the naked eye.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 10.2.
Barred spiral galaxy in Corvus, magnitude 11.04.
Irregular galaxy in Sagittarius, magnitude 10.05.
Barred spiral galaxy in Lynx, magnitude 11.71.
Spiral galaxy in Virgo, magnitude 10.8.
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