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'''GRB 160625B''' is a [[gamma-ray burst]] (GRB) detected by [[NASA]]'s [[Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope]] on 25 June 2016 and, three minutes later, by the [[Large Area Telescope]].<ref name="NASA-20160626">{{cite web |author=Racusin, Judith et al. |title=GCN Circular: GRB 160625B: Fermi-LAT detection of a bright burst (and related) |url=https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/other/160625B.gcn3 |date=26 June 2016 |work=[[NASA]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="SPC-20170726">{{cite web |last=Howell |first=Elizabeth |title=Boom! Powerful Cosmic Explosion May Hint at How Black Holes Form |url=https://www.space.com/37634-dying-star-collapse-gamma-ray-burst.html |date=26 July 2017 |work=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="AN-20170727">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Gamma-ray burst captured in unprecedented detail |url=https://astronomynow.com/2017/07/27/gamma-ray-burst-captured-in-unprecedented-detail |date=27 July 2017 |work=[[Astronomy Now]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref> It is the first GRB recognized as it happened.<ref name="NASA-20160626" /><ref name="GZM-20170727">{{cite news |last=Mandelbaum |first=Ryan F. |title=Astronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As it Happens |url=http://gizmodo.com/astronomers-capture-wild-intergalactic-gamma-ray-burst-1797261225 |date=27 July 2017 |work=[[Gizmodo]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref> A significant [[linear polarization]] of a prompt optical flash was observed to be associated with GRB 160625B.<ref name="NAT-20170727">{{cite journal |author=Troja, E. et al. |title=Significant and variable linear polarization during the prompt optical flash of GRB 160625B |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v547/n7664/full/nature23289.html |date=27 July 2017 |journal=[[Nature (journal)]] |volume=547 |pages=425-427 |doi=10.1038/nature23289 }}</ref> The source of the GRB was a possible [[black hole]], within the [[Delphinus|Delphinus constellation]],<ref name="Constellation">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates |url=http://djm.cc/constellation.html |date= |work=djm.cc |accessdate=28 July 2017 }}</ref> about 9 billion [[light-year]]s ([[light travel distance]]) from Earth.<ref name="GZM-20170727" />
'''GRB 160625B''' is a [[gamma-ray burst]] (GRB) detected by [[NASA]]'s [[Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope]] on 25 June 2016 and, three minutes later, by the [[Large Area Telescope]].<ref name="NASA-20160626">{{cite web |author=Racusin, Judith et al. |title=GCN Circular: GRB 160625B: Fermi-LAT detection of a bright burst (and related) |url=https://gcn.gsfc.nasa.gov/other/160625B.gcn3 |date=26 June 2016 |work=[[NASA]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="SPC-20170726">{{cite web |last=Howell |first=Elizabeth |title=Boom! Powerful Cosmic Explosion May Hint at How Black Holes Form |url=https://www.space.com/37634-dying-star-collapse-gamma-ray-burst.html |date=26 July 2017 |work=[[Space.com]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref><ref name="AN-20170727">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Gamma-ray burst captured in unprecedented detail |url=https://astronomynow.com/2017/07/27/gamma-ray-burst-captured-in-unprecedented-detail |date=27 July 2017 |work=[[Astronomy Now]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref> It is the first GRB recognized as it happened.<ref name="NASA-20160626" /><ref name="GZM-20170727">{{cite news |last=Mandelbaum |first=Ryan F. |title=Astronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As it Happens |url=http://gizmodo.com/astronomers-capture-wild-intergalactic-gamma-ray-burst-1797261225 |date=27 July 2017 |work=[[Gizmodo]] |accessdate=27 July 2017 }}</ref> A significant [[linear polarization]] of a prompt optical flash was observed to be associated with GRB 160625B.<ref name="NAT-20170727">{{cite journal |author=Troja, E. et al. |title=Significant and variable linear polarization during the prompt optical flash of GRB 160625B |url=http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v547/n7664/full/nature23289.html |date=27 July 2017 |journal=[[Nature (journal)]] |volume=547 |pages=425-427 |doi=10.1038/nature23289 }}</ref> The source of the GRB was a possible [[black hole]], within the [[Delphinus|Delphinus constellation]],<ref name="Constellation">{{cite web |author=Staff |title=Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates |url=http://djm.cc/constellation.html |date= |work=djm.cc |accessdate=28 July 2017 }}</ref> about 9 billion [[light-year]]s ([[light travel distance]]) from Earth.<ref name="GZM-20170727" />
[[File:GammaRayBurst-20170727.jpg|thumb|center|350px|<center>Typical Gamma-ray Burst (illustration)</center>]]
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== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 20:59, 28 July 2017

GRB 160625B
Typical Gamma-Ray Burst (illustration)
Event typeGamma-ray burst Edit this on Wikidata
Right ascension20h 34m 23.25s[1]
Declination+06° 55 ′ 10.5″[1]
Other designationsGRB 160625B

GRB 160625B is a gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope on 25 June 2016 and, three minutes later, by the Large Area Telescope.[1][2][3] It is the first GRB recognized as it happened.[1][4] A significant linear polarization of a prompt optical flash was observed to be associated with GRB 160625B.[5] The source of the GRB was a possible black hole, within the Delphinus constellation,[6] about 9 billion light-years (light travel distance) from Earth.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Racusin, Judith; et al. (26 June 2016). "GCN Circular: GRB 160625B: Fermi-LAT detection of a bright burst (and related)". NASA. Retrieved 27 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  2. ^ Howell, Elizabeth (26 July 2017). "Boom! Powerful Cosmic Explosion May Hint at How Black Holes Form". Space.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ^ Staff (27 July 2017). "Gamma-ray burst captured in unprecedented detail". Astronomy Now. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Mandelbaum, Ryan F. (27 July 2017). "Astronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As it Happens". Gizmodo. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ^ Troja, E.; et al. (27 July 2017). "Significant and variable linear polarization during the prompt optical flash of GRB 160625B". Nature (journal). 547: 425–427. doi:10.1038/nature23289. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  6. ^ Staff. "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". djm.cc. Retrieved 28 July 2017.