Messier 104, nicknamed the Sombrero galaxy, is a popular target for amateur observing and astronomical research. Its recognizable extended halo and dust-filled disk are captured in this image from the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera (DECam) mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile, a Program of NSF NOIRLab.
See a close-up of the Sombrero Galaxy in the cropped version of this image here.
Credit:
CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
About the ImageId:noirlab2612aType:ObservationRelease date:April 24, 2026, 8:27 a.m.Related releases:noirlab2612Size:14133 x 8960 pxAbout the Object
CoordinatesObjectValuePosition (RA):12 40 0.54Position (Dec):-11° 37′ 33.39″Field of view:63.60 x 40.31 arcminutesOrientation:North is 180.0° left of vertical
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