GRB 090423

Summary

GRB 090423 is a gamma-ray burst^[1]. It draws 341 Wikipedia views per month (gamma_ray_burst category, ranking #2 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• GRB 090423 is credited with the discovery of Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory^[3].
• GRB 090423's instance of is recorded as gamma-ray burst^[4].
• GRB 090423's constellation is recorded as Leo^[5].
• GRB 090423's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory^[6].
• GRB 090423's Commons category is recorded as GRB 090423^[7].
• GRB 090423's catalog code is recorded as GRB 090423A^[8].
• GRB 090423's catalog code is recorded as GRB 090423^[9].
• GRB 090423's catalog code is recorded as Fermi bn090423330^[10].
• GRB 090423's time of discovery or invention is recorded as April 23, 2009^[11].
• GRB 090423's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+8.2'}^[12].
• GRB 090423's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+10'}^[13].
• GRB 090423's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+292791'}^[14].
• GRB 090423's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+30000000000'}^[15].
• GRB 090423's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+148.888292'}^[16].
• GRB 090423's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+18.149361'}^[17].
• GRB 090423's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[18].

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Context

GRB 090423's instance of is recorded as gamma-ray burst^[4].

Why It Matters

GRB 090423 draws 341 Wikipedia views per month (gamma_ray_burst category, ranking #2 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]