SX Corvi

2020-12-12 00:42:15

SX Corvi is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Corvus, ranging from apparent magnitude 8.99 to 9.25 over 7.5 hours. The system is a contact binary also known as a W Ursae Majoris variable, where the two component stars orbit closely enough to each other for mass to have been transferred between them—in this case the secondary having transferred a large amount of mass to the primary.

SX Corvi is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation Corvus, ranging from apparent magnitude 8.99 to 9.25 over 7.5 hours. The system is a contact binary also known as a W Ursae Majoris variable, where the two component stars orbit closely enough to each other for mass to have been transferred between them—in this case the secondary having transferred a large amount of mass to the primary.
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