NGC 4594
Sombrero Galaxy
NGC 4594 is a early spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 4594:
| NGC: | NGC 4594 |
| Common name: | Sombrero Galaxy |
| Messier: | M 104 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | early spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | Sa |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 22.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 8.59 |
| B-mag (blue): | 9.15 |
| J-mag (IR): | 5.89 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 5.21 |
| Right Ascension: | 12:39:59.43 |
| Declination: | -11:37:23.00 |
| Major axis: | 8.45 ' |
| Minor axis: | 4.91 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 90° |
| Radial velocity: | 1090 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.003642 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS