GRB 130603B Host and Surrounding Field

stsci_2013-29b August 3rd, 2013

Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Tanvir (University of Leicester), A. Levan (University of Warwick), A. Fruchter (STScI), J. Hjorth (University of Copenhagen), R. Hounsell (STScI), K. Wiersema (University of Leicester), and R. Tunnicliffe (University of Warwick)

A 2013 Hubble Space Telescope image of GRB 130603B, SDS J112848.22+170418.5.

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Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-29

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: GRB 130603B • SDS J112848.22+170418.5
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Gamma Ray Burst

Distance

4,000,000,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 28m 48.1s; DEC = 17° 4’ 18.7”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CCW
Field of View: 0.5 x 0.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Leo

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFC3)	Infrared (H)	160.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
June 12-13 and July 3, 2013 - October, 2010

ID: 2013-29b
Subject Category: D.6.2.2
Subject Name: GRB 130603B, SDS J112848.22+170418.5
Credits: NASA, ESA, N. Tanvir (University of Leicester), A. Levan (University of Warwick), A. Fruchter (STScI), J. Hjorth (University of Copenhagen), R. Hounsell (STScI), K. Wiersema (University of Leicester), and R. Tunnicliffe (University of Warwick)

Release Date: 2013-08-03T00:00:00
Lightyears: 4,000,000,000
Redshift: 4,000,000,000
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2013/news-2013-29

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: 4 billion light-years (1.2 billion parsecs)

Facility: Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFC3, ACS
Color Assignment: Orange, Cyan

Band: Infrared, Optical
Bandpass: H, V
Central Wavelength: 160, 606

Start Time: 2013-06-13T00:00:00, 2013-06-12T00:00:00
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes: J

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: 2000.0
Reference Value: 172.20052273827, 17.07187463705
Reference Dimension: 1200.00, 1200.00

Reference Pixel: 623.90986113339, 615.33249335933
Scale: -0.00000648533, 0.00000648533
Rotation: 0.25309856920
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 578.17 526.67 701.89 887.45 470.81 516.80 173.71 607.55 596.95 540.14 770.04 994.20 416.43 427.61 82.28 39.94 Center Pixel Coordinates: 600.00 172.20068442124 600.00 17.07178071862

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Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p1329b-f-1200x1200.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p1329b-f-1200x1200.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/29

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

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

4,000,000,000 light years