Gamma Ray Burst

The distant galaxy in which GRB 990123 resides, is pointed to by the arrow in this image from the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory, near Tucson, Arizona. Observations of the Gamma-Ray Burster, first detected on 23 January 1999, will contribute to astronomers' understanding of these very unusual, and as yet unexplained, objects. See NOAO press release 99-02, and the GRB followup page.

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

About the Image

Id:noao-02860
Type:Collage
Release date:June 30, 2020, 9:53 p.m.
Size:558 x 558 px

About the Object

Name:GRB 990123
Category:Cosmology

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