Young stellar object

YSOs in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex
V1331 Cyg, a YSO surrounded by a reflection nebula

Young stellar object (YSO) denotes a star in its early stage of evolution. This class consists of two groups of objects: protostars and pre-main-sequence stars.

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