L1448-IRS2E is an object located inLDN 1448, being part of thePerseus molecular cloud. A clump of dense gas and dust, L1448-IRS2E is one-tenth as luminous as the Sun and thus is unlikely to be a trueprotostar at this time. However, its density is high enough that it is ejecting streams ofmatter from itself, and so it is a likely candidate for the first discovered core inhydrostaticquasi-equilibrium. This would mean that L1448-IRS2E represents an early phase in stellar development which has so far remained unobserved due to the short time that a star spends in this phase and the low luminosity which comes from a star not yet developed past it.

• Chen, Xuepeng; Arce, Héctor G.; Zhang, Qizhou; Bourke, Tyler L.; Launhardt, Ralf; Schmalzl, Markus; Henning, Thomas (2010). "L1448 Irs2E: A Candidate First Hydrostatic Core".The Astrophysical Journal.715 (2):1344–1351.arXiv:1004.2443.Bibcode:2010ApJ...715.1344C.doi:10.1088/0004-637X/715/2/1344.S2CID 119087606.
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