GRB 080913
 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. | |
| Event type | Gamma-ray burst  |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Other designations | GRB 080913A |
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
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- ^ "Astronomical Artifact: Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe". Scientific American, a division of Nature America. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
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- ^ "Most distant object in the universe spotted". News Scientist. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
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- ^ "More Observations of GRB 090423, the Most Distant Known Object in the Universe". Universe Today. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- ^ Garner, Robert (2008-09-19). "NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst". NASA. Retrieved 2008-11-03.