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Sombrero Galaxy

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The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located from Earth. [1]

33 relations: Andromeda Galaxy, Black hole, Charles Messier, Face Off (season 8), Galaxy, Herschel 400 Catalogue, Hubble sequence, List of black holes, List of galaxies, List of Messier objects, List of most massive black holes, List of NGC objects (4001–5000), List of spiral galaxies, List of the most distant astronomical objects, Low-ionization nuclear emission-line region, M104, Messier object, Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies, NGC 1316, NGC 3079, NGC 6027a, NGC 7742, NGC 7814, Orders of magnitude (length), Pierre Méchain, SAGES Legacy Unifying Globulars and GalaxieS Survey, Sculptor Galaxy, Seyfert galaxy, Sombrero, Sombrero (disambiguation), Unbarred spiral galaxy, Vartox, Virgo (constellation).

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

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Black hole

A black hole is a region of spacetime exhibiting such strong gravitational effects that nothing—not even particles and electromagnetic radiation such as light—can escape from inside it.

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Charles Messier

Charles Messier (26 June 1730 – 12 April 1817) was a French astronomer most notable for publishing an astronomical catalogue consisting of nebulae and star clusters that came to be known as the 110 "Messier objects".

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Face Off (season 8)

The eighth season of the Syfy reality television series Face Off premiered on January 13, 2015.

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Galaxy

A galaxy is a gravitationally bound system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.

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Herschel 400 Catalogue

The Herschel 400 catalogue is a subset of William Herschel's original Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars, selected by Brenda F. Guzman (Branchett), Lydel Guzman, Paul Jones, James Morrison, Peggy Taylor and Sara Saey of the Ancient City Astronomy Club in St.

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Hubble sequence

The Hubble sequence is a morphological classification scheme for galaxies invented by Edwin Hubble in 1926.

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List of black holes

This is a list of black holes (and stars considered probable candidates) organized by size (including black holes of undetermined mass); some items in this list are galaxies or star clusters that are believed to be organized around a black hole.

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List of galaxies

The following is a list of notable galaxies.

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List of Messier objects

The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in his "Catalogue des Nébuleuses et des Amas d'Étoiles" ("Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters").

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List of most massive black holes

This is an ordered list of the most massive black holes so far discovered (and probable candidates), measured in units of solar masses, or the mass of the Sun (approx. kilograms).

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List of NGC objects (4001–5000)

This is a list of NGC objects 4001–5000 from the New General Catalogue (NGC).

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List of spiral galaxies

A spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy characterized by a central bulge of old Population II stars surrounded by a rotating disc of younger Population I stars.

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List of the most distant astronomical objects

This article documents the most distant astronomical objects so far discovered, and the time periods in which they were so classified.

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Low-ionization nuclear emission-line region

A low-ionization nuclear emission-line region (LINER) is a type of galactic nucleus that is defined by its spectral line emission.

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M104

M104 or M-104 may refer to.

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Messier object

The Messier objects are a set of 110 astronomical objects, of which 103 were included in lists published by French astronomer Charles Messier in 1771 and 1781.

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Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies

The Multiwavelength Atlas of Galaxies is a textbook and atlas of 35 well studied galaxies (including our Galaxy) authored by Glen Mackie of the Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology.

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NGC 1316

NGC 1316 (also known as Fornax A) is a lenticular galaxy about 60 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax It is a radio galaxy and at 1400 MHz is the fourth-brightest radio source in the sky.

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NGC 3079

NGC 3079 is a barred spiral galaxy about 50 million light-years away, and located in the constellation Ursa Major.

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NGC 6027a

NGC 6027a is a spiral galaxy that is part of Seyfert's Sextet, a compact group of galaxies, which is located in the constellation Serpens.

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NGC 7742

NGC 7742 is a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus.

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NGC 7814

NGC 7814 (also known as UGC 8 or Caldwell 43) is a spiral galaxy about 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus.

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Orders of magnitude (length)

The following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths.

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Pierre Méchain

Pierre François André Méchain (16 August 1744 – 20 September 1804) was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep sky objects and comets.

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SAGES Legacy Unifying Globulars and GalaxieS Survey

The SLUGGS (SAGES Legacy Unifying Globulars and GalaxieS) survey is an astronomical survey of 25 nearby early-type (E and S0) galaxies.

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Sculptor Galaxy

The Sculptor Galaxy, also known as the Silver Coin or Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.

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Seyfert galaxy

Seyfert galaxies are one of the two largest groups of active galaxies, along with quasars.

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Sombrero

Sombrero (Spanish for "hat", literally "shadower") in English refers to a type of wide-brimmed hat from Mexico, used to shield from the sun.

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Sombrero (disambiguation)

A sombrero is a type of wide-brimmed hat.

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Unbarred spiral galaxy

An unbarred spiral galaxy is a type of spiral galaxy without a central bar, or one that is not a barred spiral galaxy.

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Vartox

Vartox is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics.

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Virgo (constellation)

Virgo is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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M104 group of galaxies, Messier 104, Messier Object 104, NGC 4594, NGC4594, PGC 42407, Sombrero Galaxy M104, Sombrero galaxy, Spiral Galaxy M104, The Sombrero Galaxy, UGCA 293.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombrero_Galaxy

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