M104

This image of M104 is two 10 minute exposures taken on April 28th, 2001 with my Ritchey-Chretien 12.5 inch F/7.25 telescope, with a SBIG ST-8 and the AO-7 Adaptive Optics. I put an Astrophysics .75 focal reducer on the scope before I took this image.
RA (2000)
12:40.0
DEC (2000)
-11:37
Magnitude
8.3
Size
8.9 x 4.1 arc min
Constellation
Virgo
Other Name
NGC 4594
Distance
~ 41 million Light Years
Object Type
Sb- Galaxy

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