Open AccessLow‐mass star formation in Lynds 1333
Author(s) -
Kun M.,
Nikolić S.,
Johansson L. E. B.,
Balog Z.,
Gáspár A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10698.x
Subject(s) - physics , t tauri star , astrophysics , stars , molecular cloud , star (game theory) , star formation , young stellar object , protostar , herbig–haro object , low mass , astronomy , spectroscopy , low resolution , high resolution , remote sensing , geology
Medium‐resolution optical spectroscopy of the candidate young stellar objects associated with the small, nearby molecular cloud Lynds 1333 revealed four previously unknown classical T Tauri stars, two of which are components of a visual double, and a Class I source, IRAS 02086+7600. The spectroscopic data, together with new V , R C , I C photometric and 2MASS J , H , and K s data allowed us to estimate the masses and ages of the new T Tauri stars. We touch on the possible scenario of star formation in the region. L 1333 is one of the smallest and nearest known star‐forming clouds, therefore it may be a suitable target for studying in detail the small‐scale structure of a star‐forming environment.