Astronomy:GRB 080913
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Short description: Supernova detected on September 13, 2008 in the constellation Eridanus
| Error creating thumbnail: Unable to save thumbnail to destination This image merges the view through Swift's UltraViolet and Optical Telescope, which shows bright stars, and its X-ray Telescope, which captures the burst (orange and yellow). Image credit: NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler. | |
| Other designations | GRB 080913A |
|---|---|
| Spectral class | Unknown |
| Date | Swift Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) September 13, 2008 |
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 4h 22m 54.7s [1] |
| Declination | -25° 07' 46.2" |
| Epoch | J2000 |
| Distance | 12.8 billion light-years (3.9 Gpc) |
| Redshift | 6.7 |
| Remnant | Unknown |
GRB 080913 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) observed on September 13, 2008. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst satellite made the detection, with follow-up and additional observations from ground-based observatories and instruments, including the Gamma-Ray Burst Optical/Near-Infrared Detector (GROND) and the Very Large Telescope. At 12.8 billion light-years and redshift of 6.7, the burst was the most distant GRB observed until GRB 090423[2][3][4][5][6] on April 23, 2009. This stellar explosion occurred around 825 million years after the Big Bang.[7]
References
- ↑ "Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network". NASA. September 13, 2008. http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/other/080913.gcn3.
- ↑ "Astronomical Artifact: Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe". Scientific American. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=most-distant-grb.
- ↑ "The Farthest Thing Ever Seen". Sky Publishing, Sky & Telescope. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/43700627.html.
- ↑ "Most distant object in the universe spotted". News Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17035-most-distant-object-in-the-universe-spotted.html.
- ↑ "Breaking News". Sol Station: Gamma-Ray Bursts 000131 - 090423. http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/grb000131.htm.
- ↑ "More Observations of GRB 090423, the Most Distant Known Object in the Universe". Universe Today. 28 October 2009. http://www.universetoday.com/2009/10/28/more-observations-of-grb-090423-the-most-distant-known-object-in-the-universe/.
- ↑ Garner, Robert (2008-09-19). "NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst". NASA. http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/swift/bursts/farthest_grb.html.
External links
| Preceded by GRB 050904 |
Most distant gamma-ray burst 2008 — 2009 |
Succeeded by GRB 090423 |
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