V Coronae Australis

V Coronae Australis (V CrA) is a R Coronae Borealis variable star in the constellation Corona Australis. These are extremely hydrogen-deficient supergiants thought to have arisen as the result of the merger of two white dwarfs; fewer than 100 have been discovered as of 2012. V Coronae Australis dimmed in brightness from 1994 to 1998.
It has around 60% the mass of the Sun and an effective (surface) temperature of around 6250 K.