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UX Orionis
The prototype for a class of pre-main sequence stars ("UXORs") which may eventually evolve into Beta Pictoris-like systems. Photometric, spectroscopic, and polarimetric studies indicate that UXORs have circumstellar disks seen edge-on which may be in the protoplanetary stage.
References
- Grinin, V. P., et al. "The Beta Pictoris Phenomenon Among Young Stars. 1. The Case of the Herbig Ae Star UX Orionis," Astronomy & Astrophysics, 292, 2063 (1998).
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