| Names |
M 104, NGC 4594, MCG -02-32-020, PGC 42407, Sombrero Galaxy |
| Right Ascension (2000.0) |
12:39:59.4 |
| Declination |
-11:37:23 |
| Constellation |
Virgo |
| Redshift (z) |
0.003416 +/- 0.000017 |
| Heliocentric Radial Velocity |
1024 +/- 5 km/s |
| Distance (esteem) |
61,000,000 light years |
| Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
25/05/2009 |
| Exposure time |
2,700 seconds (9 x 300 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2 |
| CCD Camera |
SBIG ST-8XE |
| Telescope |
Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS |
| Focal length |
3556 mm |
| Diameter |
355.6 mm |
| Focal ratio |
10 |
| Field of View |
13.3 x 8.9 arcminute |
| Original scale |
1.044 arcsecond / pixel |
