Sombrero Galaxy

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA 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.

Origin

sombrero + galaxy. From being a galaxy whose appearance is reminiscent of a sombrero hat.

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Sombrero Galaxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sombrero%20Galaxy

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“Sombrero Galaxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sombrero%20Galaxy. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sombrero Galaxy,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sombrero%20Galaxy.

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