Afterglow of GRB 990510
This wide-field photo was obtained with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at La Silla on May 11, 1999, at 08:42 UT, under inferior observing conditions (seeing = 1.9 arcsec). The exposure time was 450 sec in a B(lue) filter. The optical image of the afterglow of GRB 990510 is indicated with an arrow in the upper part of the field that measures about 8 x 16 arcmin 2. The original scale is 0.24 pix/arcsec and there are 2k x 4k pixels in the original frame. North is up and East is left.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9926a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 May 1999 |
| Related releases: | eso9926 |
| Size: | 1582 x 2720 px |
About the Object
| Name: | GRB 990510 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst • X - Cosmology |
| Distance: | z=1.619 (redshift) |
| Constellation: | Chamaeleon |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 13 38 7.50 |
| Position (Dec): | -80° 29' 49.01" |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
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