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GRB 080916C

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Most powerful gamma-ray burst recorded to date (1/15/21)

Wikidata facts

Instance of
gamma-ray burst
Duration
23
Constellation
Carina
Distance from Earth
12200000000
Image
GRB 080916C Swift observation.jpg
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catalog code
Fermi bn080916009
time of discovery or invention
2008-09-16
site of astronomical discovery
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
Commons category
GRB 080916C
right ascension
119.846833
declination
-56.638000
redshift
4.35
radial velocity
279552
epoch
J2000.0
discoverer or inventor
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope
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