Astronomy:List of gamma-ray bursts

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The following is a list of significant gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) listed in chronological order. GRBs are named after the date on which they were detected: the first two numbers correspond to the year, the second two numbers to the month, and the last two numbers to the day.

List

Burst Position Redshift Detected by Notes
GRB 670702 Vela 4 First GRB detected
GRB 790305b The first observed SGR megaflare, a specific type of short GRB.
GRB 830801 Until October 2022, the brightest GRB detected (now overtaken by GRB 221009A)
GRB 970228 z = 0.695[Ref 1] BeppoSAX First X-ray afterglow, first optical afterglow
GRB 970402 RA  14h 50.1m
Dec −69° 20′
BeppoSAX From an X-ray source never seen before in the constellation Circinus.[Ref 2]
GRB 970508 z = 0.835 BeppoSAX First redshift, first radio afterglow
GRB 971214 z = 3.4 BATSE The first GRB at z > 1; the most luminous of the earliest few GRBs.
GRB 980425 z = 0.008[Ref 3] BATSE The second closest GRB to date (after GRB 170817A) and the first associated with a supernova.
GRB 990123 R.A.  15h 25m 29s
Decl. 44° 45′ 30″[Ref 4]
z = 1.6 BeppoSAX First burst observed simultaneously in optical and gamma-rays. Brightest observed afterglow before the launch of Swift.
GRB 991216 BATSE First burst detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory[1]
GRB 030329 z = 0.168[Ref 5] HETE-2 The closest "classical" long GRB to Earth and the most thoroughly studied afterglow to date.
GRB 050509B z = 0.225 Swift First short burst with a detected afterglow and a possible host galaxy (not unique).
GRB 050709 z = 0.161[Ref 6] HETE-2 First short burst with a detected optical counterpart.
GRB 050724 z = 0.258[Ref 7] Swift First short burst with a detected radio, optical, and X-ray counterpart, as well as an unambiguous association with an elliptical galaxy.
GRB 060218 z = 0.0331[Ref 8] Swift First GRB with an accompanying supernova which could be tracked starting immediately after the burst.
GRB 060614 R.A.  21h 23m 27.0s
Decl. −53° 02′ 02″
z = 0.125 Swift Either a long-duration burst in which the presence of a bright supernova is ruled out, or a short-duration burst with extremely long-lasting gamma-ray emission.
GRB 080319B z = 0.937 Swift The most (optically) luminous event of any nature observed in the universe to date. By far the brightest optical afterglow of any gamma-ray burst.
GRB 080916C z = 4.35[Ref 9] Fermi Formerly the most energetic gamma-ray burst observed.
GRB 090423 R.A.  09h 55m 33.08s
Decl. +18° 08′ 58.9″
z = 8.2 Swift Remains the record holder for most distant observed object in the universe with spectroscopic confirmation.[2][Ref 10]
GRB 101225A R.A.  00h 00m 47.51s
Decl. +44° 36′ 01.1″
z = 0.33 Swift 28 minutes duration. Also known as the "Christmas burst".
GRB 130427A R.A.  11h 32m 32.84s
Decl. +27° 41′ 56.2″
z = 0.34 Swift hours duration
GRB 160625B R.A.  20h 34m 23.25s
Decl. +06° 55′ 10.5″[3]
z = 1.406 Fermi; LAT Extremely bright burst with polarized optical light[4][5][6]
GRB 211211A z=0.0785 Swift, Fermi First long GRB from a binary neutron star merger[7]
GRB 221009A R.A.  19h 13m 03.48s
Decl. 19° 46′ 24.6″
z = 0.151 Swift One of the closest GRB and was the most energetic and brightest GRB ever recorded, deemed the "BOAT", or brightest of all time. It had 18 TeV, a record.
GRB 230307A Fermi Second only to GRB 221009A in terms of fluence.[8]
GRB 200826A z=0.7486 A short duration gamma ray burst that lasted for 0.5 seconds.[9]

Extremes

GRB Extremes
Title GRB Data Notes
Least distant GRB 170817A z = 0.009727 Higher redshift than GRB 980425, but closer galaxy
Most distant with photometric redshift estimate GRB 090429B z = 9.4 [10]
Most distant with spectroscopic redshift estimate GRB 090423 z = 8.2 [2]
Least Luminous
Most Luminous GRB 110918A z = 0.984 [11] Peak Luminosity (isotropic) is Liso = 4.7 × 1047 Watts [12]
Most Energetic GRB 221009A 18 TeV;[13]

z=0.151

It is the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever recorded. It has been deemed to be the "BOAT" or brightest of all time. It had the highest fluence and peak flux ever identified, by a large margin.[11] It also holds the record for highest energy burst recorded if released isotropically, beating GRB 080916C.[11] It may have released a photon at 251 TeV.[14]
Longest duration GRB 111209A Duration = at least 7 hours
Shortest duration GRB 820405 Duration = 12 ms
Most distant naked-eye brightness GRB GRB 080319B Apparent magnitude: 5.3
z=0.937
[15][16]

Firsts

GRB Firsts
Title GRB Date Data Notes
First GRB detected GRB 670702 1967 July 2 [15]
First GRB identified GRB 781104 1978 November 4 Venera-11, Venera-12, Prognoz-7, ISEE-3, Pioneer Venus Orbiter, Vela
First long duration GRB discovered
First short duration GRB discovered
First hard spectrum GRB discovered
First soft spectrum GRB discovered
First GRB whose distance was determined GRB 970508 z=0.835 [17]
First GRB discovered with a radio afterglow GRB 970508 [17]
First GRB discovered with an optical afterglow GRB 970228 February 28, 1997 02:58 UTC [17]
First GRB discovered with an X-ray afterglow GRB 780506
First Short GRB discovered with millimeter afterglow[18] GRB 211106A 2021 November 6 04:37:31.2 UT[19] 0.7<z<1.4[20] One of the widest and most energetic SGRB jets known to date. Associated with a neutron star merger.[21][22][23]
First GRB linked to a supernova GRB 980425 25 April 1998 21:49 UTC SN 1998bw GRB 030329 definitively linked SNe with GRBs, being associated with the hypernova SN 2003dh[17][24]
First GRB of naked-eye brightness GRB 080319B 2008 March 19 06:12 UTC Apparent magnitude: 5.7 The first GRB bright enough to be visible to amateur astronomers with low powered scopes was GRB 990123 at magnitude 9 [15][16][17]
First GRB with associated Gravitational wave detection GRB 170817A 2017 August 17 GW170817
GRB 190114C 2019 January 14 20:57:03 UT[25] z=0.4245;[26]
magnitude=15.60est[25]
"light detected from the object had the highest energy ever observed: 1 Tera electron volt (TeV) -- about one trillion times as much energy per photon as visible light";[27] "the brightest light ever seen from Earth [to date]";[28] "this detection is considered a milestone in high-energy astrophysics".[29] Its light energy was then overtaken by GRB 190829A with 3.3 TeV[30][31] and then GRB 221009A with 18 TeV.[32][33]

Most distant GRB

GRBs z>6
GRB Distance Notes
GRB 090429B z=9.4 [10] (photometric redshift)
GRB 090423 z=8.2 [34]
GRB 080913 z=6.7 [34]
GRB 060116 z=6.60 The high foreground extinction for this event makes this photometric redshift estimate very uncertain.[35]
GRB 140515A z=6.33 [36]
GRB 050904 z=6.295 [37]

GRBs z>6 are used to explore the reionization era

Most Distant GRB Titleholders
GRB Date Distance Notes
GRB 090429B May 2011 — z=9.4 The GRB was observed in 2009, however its distance was not announced until 2011.[10]
GRB 090423 April 2009 — May 2011 z=8.2 This was the first GRB to become the most distant object in the universe.[34]
GRB 080913 September 2008 — April 2009 z=6.7 [34][38]
GRB 050904 September 2005 — September 2008 z=6.29 [37][38][39]
GRB 000131 January 2000 — September 2005 z=4.50 [39][40][41]
GRB 971214 December 1997 — January 2000 z=3.42 [17][40][41]
GRB 970508 May 1997 — December 1997 z=0.835 First GRB with its distance determined [17]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. Bloom 2001
  2. Antonelli
  3. Tinney 1998
  4. Odewahn 1999
  5. Caldwell 2003
  6. Price 2005
  7. Berger 2005
  8. Mirabal 2006
  9. Greiner 2009
  10. Reddy 2009

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