GRB 790305b

GRB 790305b is an event that took place on 5 March 1979.^[1] It was an extremely bright burst that was successfully localized to supernova remnant N49 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This event is now interpreted as a magnetar giant flare, more related to SGR flares than "true" gamma-ray bursts. It is the first observed SGR megaflare, a specific type of short GRB. It has been associated with the magnetar PSR B0525-66.^[2]

^ Guo Qiu-Shuang; Shi Tian-Yi (1990). "Properties of the 1979 March 5 gamma-ray burst source". Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics. 14 (2): 148. Bibcode:1990AcApS..10...36G. doi:10.1016/0275-1062(90)90036-D.
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[1979event-1] Guo Qiu-Shuang; Shi Tian-Yi (1990). "Properties of the 1979 March 5 gamma-ray burst source". Chinese Astronomy and Astrophysics. 14 (2): 148. Bibcode:1990AcApS..10...36G. doi:10.1016/0275-1062(90)90036-D.

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