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What does sombrero galaxy mean?
A peculiar galaxy in the Virgo constellation. A galaxy that has characteristics of a disc galaxy and elliptical galaxy, with a central LINER, an active nucleus.
Where does sombrero galaxy come from?
sombrero + galaxy. From being a galaxy whose appearance is reminiscent of a sombrero hat.

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