IC 1735 - Lenticular Galaxy in Triangulum
IC 1735 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Triangulum constellation. IC 1735 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of IC 1735 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Key facts about IC 1735
IC 1735 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -5.4°
Azimuth: 2.0°
Direction: North
See also IC 1735 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 17.2, IC 1735 is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of IC 1735
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1735 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of IC 1735.
Apparent size of IC 1735
The following table reports IC 1735 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1735 is a visual representation of it.IC 1735 - Lenticular Galaxy in Triangulum morphological classification
IC 1735 - Lenticular Galaxy in Triangulum is classified as Lenticular (S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1735 - Lenticular Galaxy in Triangulum in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1735
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1735 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1735 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of IC 1735 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 1735 - Lenticular Galaxy in Triangulum rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):