V803_Centauri

V803 Centauri

V803 Centauri

Star in the constellation Centaurus

V803 Centauri (V803 Cen) is a cataclysmic binary consisting of a dwarf helium star losing mass to a white dwarf. It is an example of the AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) type of cataclysmic variable stars.[1]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

References

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    Patterson, Joseph; Walker, Stan; Kemp, Jonathan; O'Donoghue, Darragh; Bos, Marc; Stubbings, Rod (2000). "V803 Centauri: A Helium‐rich Dwarf Nova". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (771). The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific: 625–631. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..625P. doi:10.1086/316561. JSTOR 316561.
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    Kato, Taichi; Stubbings, Rod; Monard, Berto; Butterworth, Neil D.; Bolt, Greg; Richards, Tom (March 25, 2004). "V803 Centauri: Helium Dwarf Nova Mimicking a WZ Sge-Type Superoutburst". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 56: S89–S98. arXiv:astro-ph/0307308. Bibcode:2004PASJ...56S..89K. doi:10.1093/pasj/56.sp1.S89.
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