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Sombrero Galaxy

A galaxy notable for its bright nucleus and a prominent dust lane that gives it a hat-like appearance.

Type
Galaxy
Domain
Scientific connections
Connections
2

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All
Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All · NASA/JPL-Caltech

Experience system V6

Galaxy morphology profile

A deep-sky composition that treats the object as a physical structure, not a decorative background image.

Morphology SVGAtlas contextImage provenanceGraph neighborhood
  1. 01

    Observe

    NASA imagery anchors the visual reading with licensed source metadata.

  2. 02

    Measure

    Measurement panels use graph coverage, catalog identifiers, and source availability without inventing values.

  3. 03

    Locate

    Studied by Hubble Space Telescope.

  4. 04

    Connect

    2 graph relations shape the knowledge viewport.

Object type
Galaxy
Graph relations
2
Verified sources
2
Image records
4
Domain
Scientific connections
Status
Graph entity

Scientific map

Atlas context

Sombrero Galaxycoordinate fields shown only when available
  • Studied by

    Hubble Space Telescope

  • Depicted in

    The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

Original SVG diagram

Deep-sky morphology

Galaxy-scale viewBulge / nucleusDisk or stellar haloMorphology comes from observationGalaxy
Object class
Galaxy
Catalog numbers
Not recorded
Image records
4
Graph relations
2
Hubble Space Tele...The Sombrero Gala...Sombrero GalaxyGalaxy

Visual knowledge graph

Relationships, not isolated facts

This viewport is generated from the Asteria knowledge graph. Science, culture, and interpretive links remain separated by domain so visual context never changes the evidentiary meaning of a relation.

Image provenance

Photography as evidence

4 cleared visual records
The Sombrero Galaxy Split Personality

The Sombrero Galaxy Split Personality

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All

Sombrero Galaxy Not So Flat After All

NASA/JPL-Caltech · NASA media (public domain)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

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scientific image

The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

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Observation

How this was captured

Source
NASA
Observation date
2012-04-24

Gallery

History of Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

The razor sharp eye of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) easily resolves the Sombrero galaxy, Messier 104 (M104).

2003

NASA/Marshall · NASA media (public domain)

Source archive ↗

Data

Scientific data & provenance

Data & provenance

Stable ID
galaxy:sombrero-galaxy
Type
Galaxy
Domain
Scientific connections
Relationships
2
Graph version
1.0.0

Dataset membership

Open data

In the graph export: graph.json · graph.jsonld

Planned API: GET /api/v0/entities/galaxy:sombrero-galaxy

Scientific quality

Substantial
Reviewed2 sourcesv1.0.0

5 of 6 applicable dimensions complete, 1 partial

Description
Complete
Source coverage
Complete
Relationship coverage
Partial
Review coverage
Complete
Citation coverage
Complete
Image coverage
Complete
Timeline coverage
Not applicable

Scientific entity. Dimensions that cannot apply to this object are excluded rather than counted as gaps. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Provenance & sources

review 2026.1

Asteria Scientific Review Process · verification: sourced · accurate

  • High evidenceconfirmed

    The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) is a bright galaxy noted for its large, luminous central bulge and a prominent edge-on lane of dust.

    Source: Space Telescope Science Institute

Reviewed by the internal Asteria Scientific Review Process — not an external institutional review. See the evidence framework and authority dashboard.

Scientific citations

1

Real, source-backed references — primary papers first, then datasets and institutional sources. Formatted through the citation engine; nothing is fabricated.

  • Archive pageSombrero Galaxy (M104) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database

    NASA/IPAC (Caltech)

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA/IPAC (Caltech) (n.d.). Sombrero Galaxy (M104) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database. NASA/IPAC (Caltech). https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/

@misc{cite:ned-galaxy-sombrero-galaxy,
  title        = {Sombrero Galaxy (M104) — NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database},
  organization = {NASA/IPAC (Caltech)},
  year         = {n.d.},
  url          = {https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/},
  note         = {Positions, redshift, and cross-identifications for Sombrero Galaxy (M104).}
}

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Sources & references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • ESAEuropean Space Agency

    European missions, observatories, and space science imagery.