Triggers:TTau
From Gaia Science Alerts Working Group
T Tauri stars
T Tauri type stars are very young ( < 107 y), low mass (
) pre-main sequence objects Appenzeller & Mundt 1989.
Characteristics:
- irregular and quasi-periodic variations
- high amplitude (up to 5 mag)
- may have a phase of quiescence (see figure)
- absolute magnitude range: M_V=? to ? mag
- ? < V-I < ?
