Sombrero Galaxy

The Sombrero Galaxy also known as M104 is a spiral galaxy in the Virgo Constellation and is about 31.1 million light years away from Earth.  The galaxy looks like a sombrero from the Earth view point.

Resolution: 2045×1780
Dates: June 3, 2018
Frames: 171×30″
Integration: 1.4 hours
Avg. Moon age: 19.20 days
Avg. Moon phase: 79.37%
Astrometry.net job: 2093573
RA center: 190.003 degrees
DEC center: -11.617 degrees
Pixel scale: 1.140 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 357.639 degrees
Field radius: 0.429 degrees
Data source: Backyard

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