The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a new image of the Sombrero Galaxy.

A new image captured in the mid-infrared range reveals a smooth inner disk and details of the dust ring. Research has indicated the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which may suggest the existence of young star-forming regions.

However, unlike some galaxies studied with the James Webb Space Telescope, including Messier 82, where ten times more stars are born than in the Milky Way, the Sombrero Galaxy does not stand out as a hub of star formation. Its rings produce less than one solar mass of stars per year, compared to about two solar masses per year in the Milky Way.