Portal:Astronomy/Picture/10 June 2005

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File:M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res.jpg

The Sombrero Galaxy (M104), has a prominent lane of dust giving it a supposed resemblance to a sombrero hat. It has a very prominent bulge, making it an Sa-type galaxy in Edwin Hubble’s galaxy classification scheme.