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GRB 970508

gamma-ray burst detected on May 8, 1997
Event Gamma Ray Burst Q2378306
GRB 970508
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Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gamma-ray burst
Duration
15.0[7]
Catalog code
GRB 970508[4]
Constellation
Camelopardalis[2]
Declination
79.27194[11]
Distance from Earth
6000000000.0[9]
Epoch
J2000.0[12]
Radial velocity
162500.0[8]
Redshift
0.8349[6]
Right ascension
103.455[10]
Site of astronomical discovery
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
May 8, 1997[5]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/05msrf1
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2778273619
SIMBAD ID
GRB 970508

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Constellation 1
Camelopardalis
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Instance of 1
gamma-ray burst
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory
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Summary

GRB 970508 is a gamma-ray burst[1].

Related Entities

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . VizieR. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Testing gamma-ray burst jet structure with the distribution of gamma-ray energy release. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Implications of the early X-ray afterglow light curves of Swift gamma-ray bursts. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . GRB 970508. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . GRB 970508. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . GRB 970508. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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