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Fading Fireball From Gamma Ray Burst 990123 (Close-Up)
About the Object
- R.A. PositionR.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.15h 25m 30.6s
- Dec. PositionDec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.44° 46' 0.0"
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.GRB 990123
- Release DateMarch 11, 1999
- Science ReleaseHubble Views Home Galaxy of Record-Breaking Explosion
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NASA Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) views of the rapidly fading visible-light fireball from the most powerful cosmic explosion recorded to date. For a brief moment the light from the blast was equal to the radiance of 100 million billion stars. The initial...
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Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov