RA 116.9569° · Dec -54.2641° · star
10 more points to reach Rare.
Tapecue is an uncommon star. It lies about 108.5 light-years from Earth, sits in the constellation Car, shines at apparent magnitude 8.1 and has spectral type G6IV/V.
Its spectrum reads G6IV/V — a G-type star: the very same spectral class as our own Sun.
Look for Tapecue in the constellation Car. At apparent magnitude 8.1, it is an easy target for binoculars.
Like any astronomical target, Tapecue is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Tapecue scores 24 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the uncommon tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 4 science badges — Star, Has a proper name, Sun-like G-type star and Subgiant (leaving the main sequence) — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.