<p>Yes, only certain stars that are less than about 3 solar masses were T Tauri stars. Here are some reference and quotes that I saw to answer this question. There are all review papers.</p>

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  <p>Our planetary system was formed in early stages of the suns evolution. What the sun was like at that time can be learned by observing young solar-mass stars. </p>
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<p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:ASYS.0000003267.35552.f7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:ASYS.0000003267.35552.f7</a></p>

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  <p>T Tauri stars are newly formed low-mass stars that have recently become visible in the optical range,</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.aa.27.090189.002031" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.aa.27.090189.002031</a></p>

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  <p>This review presents the main aspects of the body of knowledge on T Tauri variable stars, which are presumed to be young, gravitationally contracting low-mass stars.</p>
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<p><a href="http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0034-4885/47/2/001" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0034-4885/47/2/001</a></p>

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Thanks for clarifying what I thought.  I presume the larger ones then skip T-Tauri and go straight to Main Sequence.
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<p>Do all stars go from Protostar stage to T Tauri and then to Main Sequence or is T-Tauri stage only for certain stars?  If only certain stars, is that those that are less than 3 solar masses which i see mentioned?  (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Tauri_star" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Tauri_star</a>)</p>

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Is T Tauri a compulsory stage for stellar evolution?
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# Is T Tauri a compulsory stage for stellar evolution?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-05)

Do all stars go from Protostar stage to T Tauri and then to Main Sequence or is T-Tauri stage only for certain stars? If only certain stars, is that those that are less than 3 solar masses which i see mentioned? (<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_Tauri_star>)

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-11-05. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Yes, only certain stars that are less than about 3 solar masses were T Tauri stars. Here are some reference and quotes that I saw to answer this question. There are all review papers.

> Our planetary system was formed in early stages of the suns evolution. What the sun was like at that time can be learned by observing young solar-mass stars.

<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/B:ASYS.0000003267.35552.f7>

> T Tauri stars are newly formed low-mass stars that have recently become visible in the optical range,

<https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.aa.27.090189.002031>

> This review presents the main aspects of the body of knowledge on T Tauri variable stars, which are presumed to be young, gravitationally contracting low-mass stars.

<http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0034-4885/47/2/001>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for clarifying what I thought.  I presume the larger ones then skip T-Tauri and go straight to Main Sequence.  

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