22 Aurigae
22 Aurigae is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Auriga.
22 Aurigae visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its reltive faintness, 22 Aurigae should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 22 Aurigae:
22 Aurigae is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -9.0°
Azimuth: 10.0°
Direction: North
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 22 Aurigae
22 Aurigae is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 22 Aurigae are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 22 Aurigae in the sky:

Visibility of 22 Aurigae from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 22 Aurigae rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of 22 Aurigae
The image below is a photograph of 22 Aurigae 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). The proper motion of 22 Aurigae is 0.019 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of 22 Aurigae from the Sun and relative movement
22 Aurigae is distant 592.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 22 Aurigae
22 Aurigae belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Aurigae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
