Describe how the T Tauri star stage in the life of a low-mass star can lead to the formation of a Herbig-Haro (H-H) object.

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Ashly Ochoa

1 May, 21:11

Describe how the T Tauri star stage in the life of a low-mass star can lead to the formation of a Herbig-Haro (H-H) object.

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Samir Freeman · Answer 1

When stellar wind blows high speed material away from the protostar and they collide with a denser mass of gas it excites the atoms causing them to emit light. The glowing regions are called Herbig - Haro (H - H) object and they allow astronomers to study the jets a light year or more from the star.