A Herbig-Haro Object Is Moving at 100 Km/s and Lies

question 52

Short Answer

A Herbig-Haro object is moving at 100 km/s and lies 10 parsecs from a protostar.What is a lower limit for the lifetime of the protostar? Express your answer in years.

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