ESO 184-G82

ESO 184-G82
ESO 184-G82
Observation data
Constellation	Telescopium
Right ascension	19h 35m 4.11s
Declination	-52° 50' 42.80"
Distance	120 million ly
Notable features	Hosted a GRB that was the first evidence of SN-GRB relation

ESO 184-G82 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Telescopium around 120 million light years from Earth. ^[1] The galaxy is known for hosting a supernova named SN 1998bw. This supernova occurred around the same time as the gamma ray burst (GRB) named GRB 980425. This provided the first direct evidence of the relation between supernovae and gamma ray bursts. ^[2]

The stellar population of ESO 184-G82 is largely dominated by older stars, which is in contrast to the majority of galaxies hosting GRBs. There is a Wolf–Rayet region located ~800 parsecs from the site of SN 1998bw that has experienced an episode of star formation. ^[3]

References

1. Holland, Stephen; Hjorth, Jens; Fynbo, Johan (27 June 2000). "First close look at gamma-ray burst host galaxy ESO 184-G82". ESA/HUBBLE.
2. "A Strange Supernova with a Gamma-Ray Burst - Important Observations with La Silla Telescopes" (Press release). ESO. 15 October 1998.
3. Michałowski, Michał J.; Hjorth, Jens; Malesani, Daniele; Michałowski, Tadeusz; Castro Cerón, José María; Reinfrank, Robert F.; Garrett, Michael A.; Fynbo, Johan P. U.; Watson, Darach J.; Jørgensen, Uffe G. (March 2009). "The Properties of the Host Galaxy and the Immediate Environment of GRB 980425/SN 1998bw from the Multiwavelength Spectral Energy Distribution". The Astrophysical Journal. 693 (1): 347–354. arXiv: 0809.0508 . doi: 10.1088/0004-637X/693/1/347 . ISSN   0004-637X.