M104

The galaxy M104 (NGC 4594), also known as the "Sombrero Galaxy", belongs to the Hubble class SA(s)a. Its disk is inclined by 84° with respect to the sky plane. This galaxy has a distance median value of 9.2 Mpc. It is the first Sa galaxy for which a large-scale magnetic field in the disk has been detected.

20.5 cm

M104 20.5 cm 16" I

M104 20.5 cm 16" PI

6.2 cm

M104 6.2 cm 148" I

M104 6.2 cm 148" PI

M104 6.2 cm 23" I

M104 6.2 cm 23" PI

3.6 cm

M104 3.6 cm 84" I

M104 3.6 cm 84" PI

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