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Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Emission line stars > T Tauri stars
Interstellar medium > Protostars > Young stellar objects > T Tauri stars
Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Protostars > Young stellar objects > T Tauri stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Variable stars > Intrinsic variable stars > Pulsating variable stars > Irregular variable stars > T Tauri stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Stellar evolutionary types > Evolved stars > Giant stars > Late-type giant stars > Irregular variable stars > T Tauri stars
... > Stellar astronomy > Stellar types > Late-type stars > Late-type giant stars > Irregular variable stars > T Tauri stars

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T Tauri stars  

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  • A member of a class of young stellar objects of roughly 1 solar mass showing strong infrared excess emission attributed to circumstellar disks and found within or close to molecular clouds. T Tauri stars are protostars in the final stages of formation to become a stable main sequence star. The nuclear reactions in their core have not yet stabilized and the stars are known for the variability of their brightness. (en)

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  • TT (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1681

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