The Sombrero Galaxy is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 9.55 Mpc from Earth. The galaxy has a diameter of approximately 15kfc, 30% the size of the Milky Way. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk.

Distance to Earth: 29.35 million light years

Radius: 25,000 light years

Age: 13.25 billion years

Apparent size (V): 9′ × 4′

Stars: 100 billion

Did you know: It can be seen during the spring and early summer between the constellations Corvus and Virgo.