Who discovered the Sombrero Galaxy?

raman   October 28, 2011   Comments Off on Who discovered the Sombrero Galaxy?

The Sombrero Galaxy is a spiral galaxy of Virgo constellation. It has a massive central bulge, dust lane (in its disk) and lustrous nucleus. It is also known as M 104 or NGC 4594. It was discovered by famous French astronomer Francois Andre Mechain in March 1767.

Sombrero Galaxy Discovered By Francois Andre Mechain