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Proper Name	Tapecue
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	63765
Other Designations	HIP 38041
Constellation	Carina
Right Ascension	7h 47m 50s
Declination	-54° 15' 51"
Distance	106 light years 33 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +8.1 Absolute: +5.5
Spectral Class	G6IV-V yellow subgiant
Planets in this system	Yvaga (Tapecue b), gas giant
Optimum Visibility	January / February (Usually visible from southern latitudes)
Notes	Tapecue is a yellow star like the Sun, though slightly smaller and less massive (it has 0.85 of the Sun's mass), and also considerably further into its lifecycle. This star possesses a single known planet, a gas giant named Yvaga that is rather less massive than Jupiter and follows an orbit around its star comparable with that of Earth around the Sun.

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