 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 | 4 22 54.7 |
| 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 |
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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 on April 23, 2009. This stellar explosion occurred around 825 million years after the Big Bang.
References
- "Gamma Ray Burst Coordinates Network". NASA. September 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- "Astronomical Artifact: Most Distant Object Yet Detected Carries Clues from Early Universe". Scientific American. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- "The Farthest Thing Ever Seen". Sky Publishing, Sky & Telescope. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- "Most distant object in the universe spotted". News Scientist. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- "Breaking News". Sol Station: Gamma-Ray Bursts 000131 - 090423. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- "More Observations of GRB 090423, the Most Distant Known Object in the Universe". Universe Today. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
- Garner, Robert (2008-09-19). "NASA's Swift Catches Farthest Ever Gamma-Ray Burst". NASA. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
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| Preceded byGRB 050904 | Most distant gamma-ray burst 2008 — 2009 |
Succeeded byGRB 090423 |
