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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	6067
HD	146514
Constellation	Ophiuchus
Right Ascension	16h 16m 55s
Declination	-3° 57' 12"
Distance	153 light years 47 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +6.17 Absolute: +2.82
Spectral Class	A9Vn white main sequence star (Some sources prefer F0IV bright yellow subgiant)
Optimum Visibility	June

Sixth-magnitude HR 6067 occupies a position midway between two much brighter stars. To the northwest (upper right) is Yed Prior or Delta Ophiuchi, while to the southeast (lower left) is Yed Posterior or Epsilon Ophiuchi. Yed Prior is more distant than HR 6067, while Yed Posterior is rather closer to the Sun, so HR 6067 does not merely appear to lie between these stars, but actually does so in space.. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

Though it is hotter and more luminous than the Sun, HR 6067 belongs to the main sequence of stars, commonly referred to as dwarfs. Invisible to the naked eye, it occupies the space between Yed Prior and Yed Posterior in Ophiuchus.

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