M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res

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NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Credit:

• http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0328a/ ([cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/opo0328a.jpg direct link])
• http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/28/image/a

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https://plwiki.pl/b/2464d

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The famous Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a bright nearby elliptical galaxy. The prominent dust lane and halo of stars and globular clusters give this galaxy its name. Something very energetic is going on in the Sombrero's center, as much X-ray light has been detected from it. This X-ray emission coupled with unusually high central stellar velocities cause many astronomers to speculate that a black hole lies at the Sombrero's center - a black hole a billion times the mass of our Sun.

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