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GRB 970508

GRB 970508 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected on May 8, 1997, at 21:42 UTC. It is historically important as the second GRB (after GRB 970228) with a detected afterglow at other wavelengths, the first to have a direct redshift measurement of the afterglow, and the first to be detected at radio wavelengths.

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Constellation
Camelopardalis
Date
21:24 UTC May 8, 1997
Declination
+79° 16′ 19.6″
Distance
6,000,000,000 ly (1.8×109 pc)
Event type
Gamma-ray burst
Other designations
GRB 970508

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GRB 970508

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples239
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
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related to References · 226
GRB 970508 → Adalberto, Adelberger, Adriano, Adrick, Afterglows, Andersen, Antonelli, Astrophysical Journal, Astrophysical Journal Letters, Bartolini, Beamed Gamma Ray Burst, Benitez, Benn, Bergeron, Bibcode, Big Bang, Birkle, Bloom, Bohdan, Bond
related to Host galaxy · 3
GRB 970508 → GRB, It, The
Constellation · 1
GRB 970508 → Camelopardalis
Date · 1
GRB 970508 → 21:24 UTC May 8, 1997
Declination · 1
GRB 970508 → +79° 16′ 19.6″
Distance · 1
GRB 970508 → 6,000,000,000 ly (1.8×109 pc)
Event type · 1
GRB 970508 → Gamma-ray burst
Other designations · 1
GRB 970508 → GRB 970508
Peak apparent magnitude · 1
GRB 970508 → 19.6
Redshift · 1
GRB 970508 → 0.835 ≤ z ≤ 2.3

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burst grb radio 970508 gamma-ray afterglow 10 detected optical bibcode doi redshift frail may first grbs arxiv s2cid x-ray 1997

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GRB 970508ConstellationCamelopardalis1.00infobox
GRB 970508Date21:24 UTC May 8, 19971.00infobox
GRB 970508Declination+79° 16′ 19.6″1.00infobox
GRB 970508Distance6,000,000,000 ly (1.8×109 pc)1.00infobox
GRB 970508Event typeGamma-ray burst1.00infobox
GRB 970508Other designationsGRB 9705081.00infobox
GRB 970508Peak apparent magnitude19.61.00infobox
GRB 970508Redshift0.835 ≤ z ≤ 2.31.00infobox
GRB 970508Right ascension06h 53m 49s1.00infobox
GRB 970508Total energy output5 × 1050 erg (5 × 1043 J)1.00infobox
GRB 970508related to Host galaxyThe0.60section
GRB 970508related to Host galaxyGRB0.60section

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