Astronomy:GRB 070125
GRB 070125 is a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that was observed on January 25, 2007, by the InterPlanetary Network,[1] which lasted for around 70 seconds.[2] It is unique in that it did not occur in a galaxy, but in intergalactic space. This is unusual, since they are caused by the hypernovae of young massive stars, which usually means having to reside in a galaxy, as almost all stars are formed in galaxies, particularly high mass ones. It has a redshift of 1.55, which equals to a light travel distance of 9.5 billion years.[3]
It is theorized that the star formed in the tidal tail resulting from the interaction of two nearby galaxies, deep in intergalactic space.
A month after it was detected, the Large Binocular Telescope observed a 26th magnitude optical afterglow from the gamma ray burst.[4]
References
- ↑ "Gamma Ray Explosion GRB 070125 Is A Cosmic Mystery". December 18, 2007. https://www.science20.com/news_releases/gamma_ray_explosion_grb_070125_is_a_cosmic_mystery. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ Chandra, P.; Cenko, S. B.; Frail, D. A.; Chevalier, R. A.; Macquart, J. P.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Bock, D. C. J.; Bertoldi, F. et al. (2008). "A Comprehensive Study of GRB 070125, A Most Energetic Gamma-Ray Burst". The Astrophysical Journal 683 (1): 924–942. doi:10.1086/589807. Bibcode: 2008ApJ...683..924C. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/589807/fulltext/.
- ↑ "A Gamma-Ray Burst Out of Nowhere". Sky and Telescope. 18 December 2007. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/12604061.html. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
- ↑ William G. Gilroy. "First science from the Large Binocular Telescope: Notre Dame astrophysicist reports gamma ray finding". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20090502024118/http://www.nd.edu/~lumen/2007_04/FirstsciencefromtheLargeBinocularTelescope.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
Coordinates: 
07h 51m 17.77s, +31° 09′ 04.1″
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