Hubble image of M104, the Sombreo galaxy. It is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Credit NASA

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M104i s an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It has a bright nucleus and dramatic dust lanes. The core is thought to contain a supermassive black hole. The latest measurements indicate a black hole with a mass of 1 billion solar masses is in the central core. The distance to M104 is million light years. Credit : NASA

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