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Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed Number67 Ophiuchi
HR (BSC)6714
HD164353
ConstellationOphiuchus
Right Ascension18h 0m 39s
Declination+2° 55' 54"
Distancec. 2,400 light years
c. 700 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +3.98
Absolute: -5.33
Spectral ClassB5Ib blue supergiant
Optimum VisibilityJuly

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A massive and highly luminous blue supergiant star, 67 Ophiuchi is also extremely distant from Earth, at an estimatd 2,400 light years. Nonetheless, it is quite visible to the naked eye, shining in the depths of the Milky Way. It lies in the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder, near the Tail of the Serpent itself.

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