22 Boötis
22 Boötis is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Boötes.
22 Boötis visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its reltive faintness, 22 Boötis should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 22 Boötis is -0.071 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 22 Boötis
22 Boötis is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 41.3°
Azimuth: 113.5°
Direction: East-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 22 Boötis
22 Boötis is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 22 Boötis are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 22 Boötis in the sky:
Visibility of 22 Boötis from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 22 Boötis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 22 Boötis from the Sun and relative movement
22 Boötis is distant 286.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 22 Boötis
22 Boötis belongs to spectral class F0
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Boötis is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
