Optical counterpart of GRB 000131

Eso_eso0034b_1024

eso_eso0034b October 17th, 2000

Credit: ESO

A gamma-ray burst was detected on January 31, 2000, by an international network of satellites (Ulysses, NEAR and Konus) via the InterPlanetary Network (IPN). It was designated GRB 000131 according to the date of the event. This image shows the rapid fading of the optical counterpart of GRB 000131 (slightly left of the centre), by means of exposures with the VLT on February 4 (upper left), 6 (upper right), 8 (lower left) and March 5 (lower right). It is no longer visible on the last photo. Technical information : The four R-exposures were obtained with VLT ANTU + FORS1 on February 4 (magnitude R = 23.3), 6 (24.4), 8 (25.1) and March 5 (no longer visible). The field measures 48 x 48 arcsec 2. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0034b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
GRB 000131
Subject - Distant Universe
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Gamma Ray Burst

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  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (FORS1) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso0034b_1280
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ID
eso0034b
Subject Category
D.6.2.2  
Subject Name
GRB 000131
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2000-10-17T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0034b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Redshift distance from NED
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2298.0, 2301.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0034b
Metadata Date
2018-04-14T23:41:06+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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