Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The Sombrero galaxy looks entirely different in a new image by the James Webb Space Telescope. ... The galaxy — also known as Messier 104, or M104 — is about 30 million light-years from Earth ...
The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth, NASA said in a news release. The galaxy is surrounded by multiple rings, where stars ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
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.
File:Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594).jpg cropped 31 % horizontally and 50 % vertically using CropTool with lossless mode. File usage The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The Sombrero Galaxy is an example of a LINER galaxy. [1] Credit: HST/NASA/ESA. A low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) is a type of galactic nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission.
M104 [121] NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy: Spiral galaxy: 28,700–30,900 Virgo: 8.0 9' x 4' ... Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy: Barred Spiral galaxy: 59,500–107,500 Ursa Major: 9.8