GRB_100621A

GRB 100621A

GRB 100621A

June 2010 Gamma-ray burst in the constellation Indus

GRB 100621A was a gamma-ray burst observed on June 21, 2010, by the Swift spacecraft.[1][2] It is the second brightest gamma-ray burst yet observed, after GRB 130427A.[3] The distance is reported to be approximately five billion light years, far outside our own Milky Way Galaxy.

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References

  1. [1]
    Abramowski, A.; Aharonian, F.; Ait Benkhali, F.; Akhperjanian, A. G.; Angüner, E.; Anton, G.; Balenderan, S.; Balzer, A.; Barnacka, A.; et al. (23 April 2014). "Search for TeV Gamma-ray Emission from GRB 100621A, an extremely bright GRB in X-rays, with H.E.S.S.". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 565: A16. arXiv:1405.0488. Bibcode:2014A&A...565A..16H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201322984. S2CID 27988089.
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    "Swift Observation of Long GRB 100621A" (PDF). NASA. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  3. [3]
    SpaceRef.com Record-Breaking X-ray Blast Briefly Blinds Space Observatory[permanent dead link] European Southern Observatory July 14, 2010


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