size of a galaxy. In fact, it is part of the photogenic Sombrero Galaxy one of the largest galaxies in the nearby Virgo Cluster of Galaxies that obscures the mid-section of the Sombrero Galaxy in optical light actually glows brightly in infrared light. The Sombrero Galaxy, also known as M104, spans about 50,000 light years across and lies 28 million light years away. M104 can be seen with a small telescope in the direction of the constellation of Virgo.
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