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Gamma Ray Burst GRB 970228 Appears To Originate Outside Our Galaxy

Stsci_1997-30b_1024

stsci_1997-30b September 16th, 1997

Credit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI), Elena Pian (ITSRE-CNR). and NASA/ESA

A 1997 Hubble Space Telescope image of GRB 970228.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-30

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: GRB 970228
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Gamma Ray Burst

Distance

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5,708,000,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 1m 46.7s; DEC = 11° 46’ 53.2”
Orientation: North is 142.9° CCW
Field of View: 0.5 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (STIS)	Optical	-

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ID: 1997-30b
Subject Category: D.6.2.2
Subject Name: GRB 970228
Credits: Andrew Fruchter (STScI), Elena Pian (ITSRE-CNR). and NASA/ESA

Release Date: 1997-09-16T00:00:00
Lightyears: 5,708,000,000
Redshift: 5,708,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1997/news-1997-30

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance in Lightyears

Facility: Hubble
Instrument: STIS
Color Assignment: Orange

Band: Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 75.44451392998, 11.78143830879
Reference Dimension: 609.00, 571.00

Reference Pixel: 335.69356216008, 277.59473534806
Scale: -0.00001375508, 0.00001375508
Rotation: 142.93060022948
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
FITS Header
Notes: World Coordinate System resolved using PinpointWCS 0.9.2 revision 218+ by the Chandra X-ray Center FITS X FITS Y EPO X EPO Y 449.43 452.16 265.25 227.36 565.89 357.12 380.44 133.38 490.04 281.27 300.11 51.53 493.47 488.37 308.56 263.72 Center Pixel Coordinates: 304.50 75.44410155002 285.50 11.78162313934

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Country: USA
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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9730b-f-609x571.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9730b-f-609x571.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/30

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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