What does sombrero galaxy look like from top?

[finleylovesspace]

 

[promytius]

https://imgur.com/a/1oZUFE1

View: https://imgur.com/a/1oZUFE1

 

[Helio]

The Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a lenticular galaxy, which are galaxies that lack spiral arms.

 

[George²]

The Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a lenticular galaxy, which are galaxies that lack spiral arms.

Do any human look from above to this galaxy and eventually secured information that it isn't have spiral arms?

 

[billslugg]

Yes, the image above is probably from about 15° above the plane of the galaxy. Scientists can tell by looking there are no arms.

 

[George²]

Yes, the image above is probably from about 15° above the plane of the galaxy. Scientists can tell by looking there are no arms.

I see something like arms but not sure that is spiral. Must have better angle for that.

 

[COLGeek]

Another view. Not seeing any arms here:

See the Sombrero Galaxy Like Never Before, as the James Webb Telescope Captures It in Unprecedented Detail

The mid-infrared light image shows astronomical features that can’t be seen with visible light cameras or in previous infrared views—and in this shot, the galaxy doesn’t look much like a Sombrero anymore

www.smithsonianmag.com

 

[Classical Motion]

Sorta like a galaxy inside a galaxy.

 

[contrarian]

The Sombrero galaxy (M104) is a lenticular galaxy, which are galaxies that lack spiral arms.

NASA appears to classify M-104 as a spiral galaxy, so there must be some gas, dust and stars making up spiral arms within the disc. They are just not obvious to us in these images, and this is a sharp angle. I suspect careful examination of the inner regions reveals this aspect of spiral galaxies.

Messier 104 (The Sombrero Galaxy) - NASA Science

Hubble easily resolves some of the Sombrero galaxy’s roughly 2,000 globular clusters.

science.nasa.gov

 

[George²]

Another view. Not seeing any arms here:

See the Sombrero Galaxy Like Never Before, as the James Webb Telescope Captures It in Unprecedented Detail

The mid-infrared light image shows astronomical features that can’t be seen with visible light cameras or in previous infrared views—and in this shot, the galaxy doesn’t look much like a Sombrero anymore

www.smithsonianmag.com

Resolution with infrared is lower than in visible light. Despite that I see a this differences on image that is additional possible spiral arms, include few of it's parts which is more close to center of galaxy . My previous opinion stay.

 

[Classical Motion]

I think it's an old galaxy. And the spirals have flowed out to form the ring.

 

[Helio]

Sometimes NASA uses more general terms than they should because their articles are often for all ages.

M104 is a lenticular galaxy..,
Sky &Telescope

I think elliptical galaxies were once lenticular during their growing period, but they kept gobbling stars and galaxies, which destroys spiral density waves (arms).