Abstract
The Becklin-Neugebauer objects are identified by means of a wide range of observable features as a separate class of very young and massive stars surrounded by optically thick dust shells. We show that they evolutionarily connect real protostars to compact H II regions. We give criteria which should be appropriate to segregate the BN objects from compact H II regions. Finally, we describe the structure of a typical BN object.
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Henning, T., Gürtler, J. (1986). BN Objects — A Class of Very Young and Massive Stars. In: Henning, T., Stecklum, B. (eds) The Role of Dust in Dense Regions of Interstellar Matter. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3785-7_19
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