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GCN Circular 5958

Subject

GRB 061222b: Magellan redshift

Date

2006-12-22T04:55:36Z (17 years ago)

From

Edo Berger at Carnegie Obs <eberger@ociw.edu>

E. Berger (Carnegie) reports:

"Spectroscopic observations of the afterglow (GCN 5956Not found
 
 
) of GRB 061222b 
(GCN 5957Not found
 
 
) with LDSS3 on Magellan reveal a strong continuum break at about 
5340A corresponding to Ly-alpha at z~3.4."

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