VV Corvi
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VV Corvi is a close spectroscopic binary in the Corvus
constellation
. The two stars orbit each other with a period
of 1.46 days and an eccentricity
of 0.088. The mass ratio of the two stars is 0.775±0.024. A tertiary companion was discovered during the Two Micron All-Sky Survey.
Corvus (constellation)
Corvus is a small constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for raven or crow. It includes only 11 stars visible to the naked eye...
constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
. The two stars orbit each other with a period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1.46 days and an eccentricity
Orbital eccentricity
The orbital eccentricity of an astronomical body is the amount by which its orbit deviates from a perfect circle, where 0 is perfectly circular, and 1.0 is a parabola, and no longer a closed orbit...
of 0.088. The mass ratio of the two stars is 0.775±0.024. A tertiary companion was discovered during the Two Micron All-Sky Survey.