
  [38;5;120m✺[0m [38;5;120mSombrero Galaxy[0m

[38;5;250m  Sombrero Galaxy is a galaxy in Virgo.[0m

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[38;5;242m  Type            Galaxy[0m
[38;5;242m  Constellation   Virgo[0m
[38;5;242m  Magnitude       9.5[0m
[38;5;242m  Apparent size   9′ × 4′[0m
[38;5;242m  You need        a small telescope[0m
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[38;5;242m  Known as[0m
[38;5;242m  Messier         M104[0m
[38;5;242m  Dreyer          NGC 4594[0m
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[38;5;242m  Physical[0m
[38;5;242m  Distance        31 million light years[0m
[38;5;242m  Stars           about 2,000 globular clusters orbit it[0m

[38;5;242m  what it has been called:  skymap.sh/Sombrero Galaxy/about[0m

[38;5;255m  40.00,-83.00 now  ·  27° up in the SW  ·  mag 9.5  ·  ↑ 08:52  ↓ 19:36  ⌃ 14:14[0m
[38;5;242m  Best in the next 12 months on 7 April 2027.[0m

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  Sombrero Galaxy is not visible from 40.00,-83.00: the sky is still too bright.[0m
[38;5;250m  It is only 18° from the Sun: too deep in the glare, and it stays that way for weeks.
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[38;5;250m  You will find it in Virgo.[0m
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[38;5;250m  It spans 9 arcminutes.[0m
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[38;5;250m  Your sky here is about Bortle 7, bright, so for this you want a small telescope.[0m
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[38;5;250m  Best in the next 12 months: 2027-04-07, when it reaches 38° with 6.8 hours of darkness and the Moon 0%[0m
[38;5;250m  lit.[0m

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