- Stars with a name
- Tapecue
Tapecue
HD 63765
Tapecue is a yellow star like the Sun, in the constellation Carina. The light you see from it tonight left it around 1918.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it never rises: it belongs to the southern sky.
Too faint for the naked eye: you’ll need binoculars. Apparent magnitude 8.10.
What it’s like
It gives off about 55% of the Sun’s light.
Its surface is at about 5,500 degrees.
It is 108.5 light years away: 1026 trillion kilometres.