English Explanatory Dictionary

Herbig-Haro object

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a small, bright knot of nebular emission in a dark, interstellar cloud of gas and dust; thought to be mass ejected from a young star.

Word forms

Herbig-Haro object Herbig-Haro objects

Etymology

From George Herbig and Guillermo Haro, astronomers.

Synonyms

HH object
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