The Soviet astronomer Viktor Ambartsumian gave the objects their name (Herbig–Haro objects, normally shortened to HH objects), and based on their occurrence near young stars (a few hundred thousand years old), suggested they might represent an early stage in the formation of T Tauri stars.
Sovietsky astronóm Viktor Ambartsumian telesá pomenoval a na základe ich výskytu v blízkosti mladých hviezd (starých niekoľko stoviek tisíc rokov) navrhol, že by mohli predstavovať rané štádium tvorby hviezd typu T Tauri.