VV Corvi (abbreviated as VV Crv) is a close spectroscopic binary in the constellation Corvus. It is also an eclipsing binary, varying from magnitude 5.19 to 5.34 over 3.145 days.[6] The two stars orbit each other with a period of 1.46 days and an eccentricity of 0.088.[7] The mass ratio of the two stars is 0.775±0.024.[8] The primary is 1.978 ± 0.010 times as massive as the Sun, 18.253 ± 2.249 its luminosity and has 3.375 ± 0.010 the Sun's radius. The secondary is 1.513 ± 0.008 times as massive as the Sun, 4.745 ± 0.583 its luminosity and has 1.650 ± 0.008 the Sun's radius. Both are yellow-white main sequence stars of spectral type F5V, though the primary has begun expanding and cooling as it nears the end of its time on the main sequence.[9] A tertiary companion was discovered during the Two Micron All-Sky Survey.[10]
The system shares a common proper motion with HR 4822, which is 5"2 away.[9]
^ abJohnson, H. L.; Iriarte, B.; Mitchell, R. I.; Wisniewskj, W. Z. (1966), "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars", Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Lab, 4 (3): 99, Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
^Nordström, B.; Andersen, J.; Holmberg, J.; Jørgensen, B. R.; et al. (2004). "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ~14000 F and G dwarfs". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 21 (2): 129–133. arXiv:0811.3982. Bibcode:2004PASA...21..129N. doi:10.1071/AS04013. S2CID123457673.
^Batten, A. H. (1967). "Sixth catalogue of the orbital elements of spectroscopic binary systems". Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria. 13: 119–251. Bibcode:1967PDAO...13..119B.
^Lucy, L. B.; Ricco, E. (March 1979). "The significance of binaries with nearly identical components". Astronomical Journal. 84: 401–412. Bibcode:1979AJ.....84..401L. doi:10.1086/112434.
