V803 Centauri (V803 Cen) is a cataclysmic binary consisting of a dwarf
helium star A helium star is a class O or B star (blue), which has extraordinarily strong helium lines and weaker than normal hydrogen lines, indicating strong stellar winds and a mass loss of the outer envelope. '' Extreme helium stars'' (EHe) entirely lack ...
losing mass to a white dwarf. It is an example of the
AM Canum Venaticorum
AM Canum Venaticorum (AM CVn) is a hydrogen-deficient cataclysmic variable binary star in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is the type star of its class of variables, the AM Canum Venaticorum stars. The system consists of a wh ...
(AM CVn) type of
cataclysmic variable stars.
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Centaurus (constellation)
Dwarf novae
Centauri, V803
AM CVn stars
White dwarfs
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