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XMM-Newton detects the afterglow of the gamma-ray burst 090423. At z ≈ 8.2 it is the most distant known object in the Universe.

Investigator(s):  Darach Watson & A. Castro-Tirado

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• Detailed description of this image
• Query XSA archive for XMM-Newton data in the field of GRB090423
• Astronomical database entries for GRB090423;
• Query NED for more images about GRB090423
• Query SIMBAD for more GRB090423 data
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