Herbig-Haro object

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Herbig-Haro object

noun

Etymology From George Herbig and Guillermo Haro, astronomers.

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Astronomy, Natural sciences 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.

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