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T Tauri is a variable star found in the Taurus molecular cloud and serves as the prototype for the class of pre-main-sequence stellar objects known as T Tauri variables. Discovered in October 1852 by John Russell Hind, the star is part of a multiple-star system that includes several nascent celestia...
FU Orionis is a variable star in the constellation Orion and the prototype of the FU Orionis class of pre-main-sequence stars. In 1936, it underwent a dramatic increase in brightness of several magnitudes and has remained luminous since. FU Orionis objects are young T Tauri-like stars observed to un...
AB Doradus is a young, rapidly rotating K-type main-sequence star in the southern constellation Dorado, roughly 49 light-years from the Sun. Its strong magnetic activity produces prominent starspots, flares, and coronal emission, while its rotation period is much shorter than the Sun's. It is the na...
Ross 154 is a red dwarf star situated approximately 9.7 light-years from the Sun in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It is classified as an M-type flare star, meaning it undergoes sudden, dramatic increases in luminosity due to intense magnetic activity on its surface. The star was...
Hind's Variable Nebula, formally designated as NGC 1555, is an astronomical reflection nebula located in the constellation Taurus. It was discovered by the English astronomer John Russell Hind in 1852. The nebula is illuminated by the young variable star T Tauri, which causes the surrounding cloud o...
Iota Horologii is a Sun-like yellow-white dwarf star located roughly 57 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Horologium. With an estimated age of around 600 million years, it is scientifically notable for hosting a confirmed gas giant exoplanet, Iota Horologii b, which was discove...
McNeil's Nebula is a variable reflection nebula in Orion, discovered by amateur astronomer Jay McNeil on January 23, 2004.
Gyulbudaghian's Nebula is a variable reflection nebula in Cepheus, discovered in 1977 and illuminated by the young star PV Cephei.
