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] Aina Margareta Elvius announced the discovery of this star in 1975.

[8] It was given its variable star designation, V803 Centauri, in 1978.

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