GRB 111209A
| Other designations | GRB 111209A |
|---|---|
| Event type | gamma-ray burst |
| Detection | |
| Date | 9 December 2011 |
| Duration | at least 7 hours |
| Instrument | Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission |
| Location | |
| Constellation | Phoenix |
| Right ascension | 00h 57m 22.63s |
| Declination | −46° 48′ 03.8″ |
| Redshift | 0.677±0.001 |
| Energetics | |
| See also | |
GRB 111209A is the longest lasting gamma-ray burst (GRB) detected by the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission on December 9, 2011.[1] Its duration is longer than 7 hours, implying this event has a different kind of progenitor than normal long GRBs. It was first proposed that the progenitor of this event was a blue supergiant star with low metallicity. Later, it has also been proposed that this event is the prototype of a new class of GRBs, ultra-long GRBs.
See also
References
- ↑ Gendre, B.; Stratta, G.; Atteia, J. L.; Basa, S.; Boër, M.; Coward, D. M.; Cutini, S.; D'Elia, V.; Howell, E. J.; Klotz, A.; Piro, L. (2013). "The Ultra-long Gamma-Ray Burst 111209A: The Collapse of a Blue Supergiant?". ApJ 766: 30. arXiv:1212.2392. Bibcode:2013ApJ...766...30G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/766/1/30.
Coordinates: 
00h 57m 22.63s, −46° 48′ 03.8″
| Preceded by GRB 060218 |
Longest gamma-ray burst 2011 – |
Succeeded by current |
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