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GRB 130603B Host and Surrounding Field

GRB 130603B Host and Surrounding Field

About the Object

  • R.A. Position
    R.A. PositionRight ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
    11h 28m 48.16s
  • Dec. Position
    Dec. PositionDeclination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
    17° 4' 18.19"
  • Constellation
    ConstellationOne of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
    Leo
  • Distance
    DistanceThe physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
    4 billion light-years (1.2 billion parsecs)

About the Data

  • Data Description
    Data DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
    Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
    The image was created from Hubble data from proposal 13497: N. Tanvir (University of Leicester), J. Hjorth (University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute), A. Levan (University of Warwick), K. Wiersema (University of Leicester), and A. Fruchter (STScI). The science team includes: N. Tanvir (University of Leicester), A. Levan (University of Warwick), A. Fruchter (STScI), J. Hjorth (University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute), R. Hounsell (STScI), K. Wiersema (University of Leicester), and R. Tunnicliffe (University of Warwick).
  • Instrument
    InstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.
    HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR
  • Filters
    FiltersThe camera filters that were used in the science observations.
    ACS/WFC: F606W (V) WFC3/IR: F160W (H)
  • Object Name
    Object NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
    SDS J112848.22+170418.5
  • Object Description
    Object DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.
    Distant Galaxy
  • Release Date
    August 3, 2013
  • Science Release
    Hubble Finds ‘Smoking Gun’ After Gamma-Ray Blast
    Read the release
  • 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)

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GRB 130603B Host and Surrounding Field
Color Info
Color InfoA brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3/IR instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue/cyan: F606W (V) Orange: F160W (H)

Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.

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Compass and Scale Image for GRB 130603B

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Last Updated
Mar 28, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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