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GRB 970508

	Redshift:	z =	0.8350	RA,Dec:	103.4560 79.2721
	Luminosity distance:	D =	5300.00 Mpc	Error:	0.00 arcmin
	Galactic dust extinction:	EB-V =	0.03
	Duration:	T₉₀ =	15.00 s	Error:	-

Downloads

[GIF] Spectrum of the afterglow from Metzger et al. (1997)
[GIF] Spectrum of the host from Bloom et al. (1998)
[GIF] STIS/HST image of the host from Bloom et al. (2002)
[PNG] Spitzer 4.5 μm image of the host from Castro Cerón et al. (2010)

Host

	Stellar mass:	log(M_*/M_☉) =	8.52	Error:	0.10
	Metallicity:	log(Z/Z_☉) =	-	Error:	-
	Star formation rate:	SFR =	1.14 M_☉ yr^-1	Error:	-
	Specific star formation:	SSFR =	- Gyr^-1	Error:	-
	Optical extinction:	A_V =	-	Error:	-

Host SED

Obs. Wavelength (Å)	Flux (μJy)	References
4,349	0.19 ± 0.02	Christensen et al. (2004)
5,568	0.229 ± 0.035	Christensen et al. (2004)
6,396	0.299 ± 0.024	Christensen et al. (2004)
8,008	0.57 ± 0.15	Christensen et al. (2004)
21,623	0.531 ± 0.098	Christensen et al. (2004)
45,000	< 3	Le Floc'h et al. (2006)
45,000	< 2.1	Castro Cerón et al. (2010)
80,000	< 16.5	Le Floc'h et al. (2006)
240,000	< 83	Le Floc'h et al. (2006)
8,565,000	< 3030	Berger et al. (2003)

Host emission line fluxes

Emission line	Flux (10-17 cgs)	References
[O II] λ3727	2.98 ± 0.22	Bloom et al. (1998)
[Ne III] λ3869	1.25 ± 0.1	Bloom et al. (1998)

Virtual Observatory resources


	SDSS DR7 image from SkyServer	DSS image from STScI

Record created: 10/23/2006 2:21:24 PM, record modified: 8/12/2011 10:56:02 AM