GRB 970508

Summary

GRB 970508 is a gamma-ray burst^[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (gamma_ray_burst category, ranking #8 of 17).^[2]

Key Facts

• GRB 970508's image is recorded as StisI.gif^[3].
• GRB 970508's instance of is recorded as gamma-ray burst^[4].
• GRB 970508's constellation is recorded as Camelopardalis^[5].
• GRB 970508's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Compton Gamma Ray Observatory^[6].
• GRB 970508's Commons category is recorded as GRB 970508^[7].
• GRB 970508's catalog code is recorded as GRB 970508^[8].
• GRB 970508's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1997-05-08T00:00:00Z^[9].
• GRB 970508's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05msrf1^[10].
• GRB 970508's spoken text audio is recorded as GRB 970508.ogg^[11].
• GRB 970508's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.8349'}^[12].
• GRB 970508's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+15'}^[13].
• GRB 970508's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+162500'}^[14].
• GRB 970508's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+6000000000'}^[15].
• GRB 970508's SIMBAD ID is recorded as GRB 970508^[16].
• GRB 970508's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+103.45500'}^[17].
• GRB 970508's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+79.27194'}^[18].
• GRB 970508's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[19].
• GRB 970508's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778273619^[20].

Why It Matters

GRB 970508 draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (gamma_ray_burst category, ranking #8 of 17).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]