- Source: GRB 160625B
GRB 160625B was a bright 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. This was followed by a bright prompt optical flash, during which variable linear polarization was measured. This was the first time that these observations were made when the GRB was still bright and active. The source of the GRB was a possible black hole, within the Delphinus constellation, about 9 billion light-years (light travel distance) away (a redshift of z = 1.406). It had a fluence of 5.7×10−4 erg cm−2, and energy of 5 × 1054 erg. The burst lasted over 11 minutes (680 s), and is one of the most energetic bursts ever recorded.
See also
List of gamma ray bursts
Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission
Ultra-Fast Flash Observatory Pathfinder
GRB 221009A a 1.2×1055 erg gamma-ray burst
GRB 080916C a 8.8×1054 erg gamma-ray burst
References
External links
GRB 160625B – NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)
GRB 160625B – Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE)