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GCN Circular 5958

Subject
GRB 061222b: Magellan redshift
Date
2006-12-22T04:55:36Z (18 years ago)
From
Edo Berger at Carnegie Obs <eberger@ociw.edu>
E. Berger (Carnegie) reports:

"Spectroscopic observations of the afterglow (GCN 5956) of GRB 061222b 
(GCN 5957) with LDSS3 on Magellan reveal a strong continuum break at about 
5340A corresponding to Ly-alpha at z~3.4."
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