MysteriesFast radio bursts and the origin of the one-off burstsArtifactsGemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture
CPY0CVCMT1M03CG·Copy · recording
Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture
Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture
The optical image that turned the VLA's arcsecond position into a galaxy: a faint dwarf at redshift 0.193, the first host galaxy and distance for any fast radio burst.
Gemini Observatory/AURA/NSF/NRC, 2016. CC BY 4.0
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PictureGemini Observatory/AURA/NSF/NRC · noirlab.edu · CC BY 4.01 step from the original
Where it was made
Gemini North telescope, Maunakea, Hawaii · Optical telescope
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture [Copy CPY0CVCMT1M03CG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CVCMT1M03CG
@misc{mysteriesdept_art0cvcmsj02d52,
title = {Gemini North image of the host galaxy of FRB 121102: picture},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0CVCMT1M03CG},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CVCMT1M03CG}
}