T Tauri star

English

Etymology

Named after the prototype star of its class, T Tauri.

Noun

T Tauri star (plural T Tauri stars)

  1. (astronomy) Any of a class of young visible stars having optical variability; they are often surrounded by a protoplanetary disc.
  • T Tauri
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