IC 535 - Elliptical Galaxy in Hydra
IC 535 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Hydra constellation. IC 535 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
- IC 535 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 15.6, IC 535 is visible only through long exposure photography.
Photometric information of IC 535
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 535 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 535.
Apparent size of IC 535
The following table reports IC 535 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 535 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 535
The image below is a photograph of IC 535 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).

IC 535 - Elliptical Galaxy in Hydra morphological classification
IC 535 - Elliptical Galaxy in Hydra is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 535 - Elliptical Galaxy in Hydra 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 535
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 535 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 535 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 ans set times of IC 535 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 535 - Elliptical Galaxy in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):