Gamma-ray burst afterglow
The afterglow of GRB181123B, captured by the Gemini North telescope.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Paterson & W. Fong (Northwestern University)
Image processing: Travis Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage), Mahdi Zamani & Davide de Martin
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2017c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | July 14, 2020, 8:17 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2017 |
| Size: | 2000 x 2011 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GRB181123B |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 12 17 29.98 |
| Position (Dec): | 14° 36' 7.98" |
| Field of view: | 1.88 x 1.89 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 5.2° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 475 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Optical r | 630 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Optical i | 780 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Infrared z | 925 nm | Gemini North GMOS-N |
| Infrared Y | 1.015 μm | MMT 6.5-meter Telescope MMIRS |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | MMT 6.5-meter Telescope MMIRS |
| Infrared K | 2.15 μm | MMT 6.5-meter Telescope MMIRS |
| Infrared H | 1.645 μm | MMT 6.5-meter Telescope MMIRS |