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Méchain was a longtime collaborator of Charles Messier, of the Messier catalog fame. The Sombrero galaxy has long had a place in astronomical history as an intriguing object.

The Messier objects are a collection of deep space objects compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier in his “Catalogue of Nebulae and Star Clusters,” originally published in 1771.

Charles Messier was born on June 26, 1730, in Badonviller, France, the son of an administrative official. Little Charles was the tenth of twelve children to be born.

Messier 2 (M2) is a globular cluster mentioned in the list of clusters and nebulas left by the 18th-century French astronomer Charles Messier.

The galaxy — also known as Messier 104, or M104 — is about 30 million light-years from Earth in the Virgo constellation. French astronomer and comet hunter Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781.