GRB 060505

Three-colour image (B, V, and R-band) of the gamma-ray burst observed on 5 May 2006, GRB 060505, with FORS on the VLT. The galaxy is a spiral galaxy at a distance of 1,300 million light-years. The yellow arrow on the zoomed-in image (ESO Press Photo eso0649) shows where the star exploded, namely in a star-forming region in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0649b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:20 december 2006
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0649
Grootte:1931 x 1620 px

Over het object

Naam:GRB 060505
Type:Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Gamma Ray Burst
Afstand:z=0.089 (roodverschuiving)
Constellation:Piscis Austrinus
Categorie:Cosmology

Image Formats

Grote JPEG
1,4 MB

Wallpapers

1024x768
443,5 KB
1280x1024
711,3 KB
1600x1200
988,5 KB
1920x1200
1,1 MB
2048x1536
1,5 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):22 7 4.02
Position (Dec):-27° 48' 56.99"
Field of view:6.45 x 5.41 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.6° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandTelescoop
Optisch
B
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
V
Very Large Telescope
FORS1
Optisch
R
Very Large Telescope
FORS1