Protoplanetary disk
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protoplanetary-disk-175-3821270
title:
Protoplanetary disk
text:
A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disc of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/Be star. The protoplanetary disk may not be considered an accretion disk, while the two are similar. While they are similar, an accretion disk is hotter, and spins much faster. It is also found on black holes, not stars. This process should not be confused with the accretion process thought to build up the planets themselves. Externally illuminated phot
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoplanetary_disk
date created:
2003-06-13T15:30:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T13:56:22Z
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