Astronomy:GRB 100621A
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Short description: June 2010 Gamma-ray burst in the constellation Indus
| Right ascension | 21h 01m 13.12s |
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| Declination | −51° 06′ 22.5″ |
GRB 100621A was a gamma-ray burst observed on June 21, 2010, by the Swift spacecraft.[1][2] It is the second brightest gamma-ray burst yet observed, after GRB 130427A.[3] The distance is reported to be approximately five billion light years, far outside our own Milky Way Galaxy.
References
- ↑ Abramowski, A.; Aharonian, F.; Ait Benkhali, F.; Akhperjanian, A. G.; Angüner, E.; Anton, G.; Balenderan, S.; Balzer, A. et al. (23 April 2014). "Search for TeV Gamma-ray Emission from GRB 100621A, an extremely bright GRB in X-rays, with H.E.S.S.". Astronomy & Astrophysics 565: A16. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322984. Bibcode: 2014A&A...565A..16H.
- ↑ "Swift Observation of Long GRB 100621A". 22 July 2010. http://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/reports/report_291_1.pdf.
- ↑ SpaceRef.com Record-Breaking X-ray Blast Briefly Blinds Space Observatory European Southern Observatory July 14, 2010
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