GRB 020813

GRB 020813
Event typeGamma-ray burst Edit this on Wikidata
ConstellationSagittarius Edit this on Wikidata
Right ascension19h 46m 38s
Declination−19° 35′ 16″
Redshift1.255 Edit this on Wikidata
Other designationsGRB 020813, GRB 020813A
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GRB 020813 was a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that was detected on 13 August 2002 at 02:44 UTC. A gamma-ray burst is a highly luminous flash associated with an explosion in a distant galaxy and producing gamma rays, the most energetic form of electromagnetic radiation, and often followed by a longer-lived "afterglow" emitted at longer wavelengths (X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, and radio).