V803 Centauri

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V803 Cen

V803CenLightCurve.png
Three light curves for V803 Centauri, on three timescales, hours (plot A), days (plot B) and years (plot C). Adapted from Patterson et al. (2000),[1] Kato et al. (2004)[2] and Levitan et al. (2015)[3]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 13h 23m 44.54s[4]
Declination −41° 44′ 29.5″[5]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.2[6] (var)
Characteristics
Spectral type pec
U−B color index -0.9 - -1.0[7]
B−V color index 0.0.1[7]
Variable type AM CVn[8]
Astrometry
Distance347[8] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.93[8]
Details
Mass0.9-1.2/0.06-0.11[8] M☉
Other designations
V803 Centauri, V803 Cen, -1, 2MASS J13234454-4144294, AAVSO 1317-41.
Database references
SIMBADdata

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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. The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 112 (771): 625–631. Bibcode:2000PASP..112..625P. doi:10.1086/316561. JSTOR 316561.
  2. ^ 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. doi:10.1093/pasj/56.sp1.S89. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ Levitan, David; Groot, Paul J.; Prince, Thomas A.; Kulkarni, Shrinivas R.; Laher, Russ; Ofek, Eran O.; Sesar, Branimir; Surace, Jason (January 2015). "Long-term photometric behaviour of outbursting AM CVn systems". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 446 (1): 391–410. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu2105. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ Cutri, Roc M.; et al. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2246: II/246. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
  5. ^ Cutri, Roc M.; et al. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: II/246. Originally Published in: 2003yCat.2246....0C. 2246: 0. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
  6. ^ Samus', N. N.; Goranskii, V. P.; Durlevich, O. V.; Zharova, A. V.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Kireeva, N. N.; Pastukhova, E. N.; Williams, D. B.; Hazen, M. L. (2003). "An Electronic Version of the Second Volume of the General Catalogue of Variable Stars with Improved Coordinates". Astronomy Letters. 29 (7): 468. Bibcode:2003AstL...29..468S. doi:10.1134/1.1589864. S2CID 16299532.
  7. ^ a b Elvius, A. (1975). "Variable blue object with a peculiar spectrum". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 44: 117. Bibcode:1975A&A....44..117E.
  8. ^ a b c d Solheim, J.-E. (2010). "AM CVn Stars: Status and Challenges". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 122 (896): 1133–1163. Bibcode:2010PASP..122.1133S. doi:10.1086/656680.


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