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their surface gravity. A PMS object has a larger radius than a main-sequence star with the same stellar mass and thus has a lower surface gravity. Although they are optically visible, PMS objects are rare relative to those on the main sequence, because their contraction lasts for only 1 percent of the lifetime of hydrogen fusion. During the early portion of the PMS stage, most stars have circumstellar disks,

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