22 Tauri
22 Tauri is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Taurus.
22 Tauri visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its reltive faintness, 22 Tauri 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 Tauri is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 22 Tauri
22 Tauri is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 53.7°
Azimuth: 125.8°
Direction: South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 22 Tauri
22 Tauri 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 Tauri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 22 Tauri in the sky:
Visibility of 22 Tauri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 22 Tauri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 22 Tauri from the Sun and relative movement
22 Tauri is distant 353.96 light years from the Sun
Spectral properties of 22 Tauri
22 Tauri belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Tauri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
