RA 116.9569° · Dec -54.2641° · star
4 more points to reach Common.
Tapecue is a trash 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.
Notable enough to have earned a proper name, not just a catalogue number.
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 11 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 4 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Star and Has a proper name — 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.