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GRB 970508

gammaBurst SIMBAD gB 885 papers

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Right ascension: 06h 53m 49.20s
Declination: +79° 16′ 19.0″
Galactic l, b: 134.96, 26.73
Redshift z: 0.835
Radial velocity: 1.625e+05 km/s

Also known as

5 identifiers

GRB 970508SAX J0653.8+7916Trigger 6225XRF 970508[STK2001] 10576d

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
Bond's Variable	Variable*	0.2792″	—
OT J065349+79163	Variable*	0.5584″	—
[LDM2003] GRB J065349.4+791619	Galaxy	0.5584″	—
VLA J065349.4+791619	Radio	1.304″	—
[NBS97] 16	Galaxy	4.584″	26.1
[DMK97] g1	Galaxy	6.207″	24.61
UPM J0652+7909	HighPM*	464.4″	—
PM J06521+7908	HighPM*	525.4″	10.92

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/grb-970508 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.