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2. Sombrero Galaxy - Wikipedia

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   The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 [4] or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification [5] in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) [2] from the Milky Way galaxy.

3. Webb telescope captures stunning new image of the "Sombrero ...

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   NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has returned incredible new photos of the Sombrero galaxy, offering a new look at the region. The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat ...

4. NGC 7814 - Wikipedia

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   NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.The galaxy is seen edge-on from Earth.It is sometimes referred to as "the little sombrero", a miniature version of Messier 104.

5. A galaxy named for its resemblance to a sombrero looks ...

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   But the Sombrero galaxy is quiet in terms of star formation compared with other galaxies such as Messier 82. Ten times as many stars are born in the latter galaxy than the estimated 100 billion ...

6. The Scale of the Universe - Wikipedia

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   10 20 meters Large Magellanic Cloud: 7.5 × 10 19 meters 14,000 light years 1.4 × 10 20 meters NGC 3310 — 22,000 light years 2.2 × 10 20 meters NGC 7714: 3.5 × 10 20 meters — Triangulum: 5 × 10 20 meters 50,000 light years 5 × 10 20 meters Sombrero Galaxy: 7 × 10 20 meters 50,000 light years 5 × 10 20 meters Black Eye Galaxy: 8.5 × ...

7. NGC 5746 - Wikipedia

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   NGC 5746 is located at a distance of 99 million light years [7] and is seen nearly edge-on, bearing a strong resemblance with the galaxy NGC 4565, that is also seen nearly edge-on. Galaxy NGC 5746, by HST. As with the former, it has a box-shaped bulge that is actually a bar seen from one side [7] and a currently modest star formation activity. [8]

8. List of largest galaxies - Wikipedia

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   Listed below are galaxies with diameters greater than 700,000 light-years. This list uses the mean cosmological parameters of the Lambda-CDM model based on results from the 2015 Planck collaboration, where H 0 = 67.74 km/s/Mpc, Ω Λ = 0.6911, and Ω m = 0.3089. [3]

9. File : Sombrero Galaxy in infrared light (Hubble Space ...

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   Spitzer's full view shows the disk is warped, which is often the result of a gravitational encounter with another galaxy, and clumpy areas spotted in the far edges of the ring indicate young star-forming regions. The Sombrero galaxy is located some 28 million light-years away. Viewed from Earth, it is just six degrees south of its equatorial plane.