Description
Sombrero Galaxy
The Sombrero Galaxy is a spiral galaxy in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs from our galaxy, within the local supercluster. It has a diameter of approximately 15 kiloparsecs, 30% the size of the Milky Way. Wikipedia
Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years
Radius: 25,000 light years
Distance: 9.55 ± 0.31 Mpc; (31.1 ± 1.0 Mly)
Apparent size (V): 9′ × 4′
Coordinates: RA 12h 39m 59s | Dec -11° 37′ 23″
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