[vsnet-grb-info 4151] GRB 061222b: Magellan redshift

[GCN Circulars]

TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  5958
SUBJECT: GRB 061222b: Magellan redshift
DATE:    06/12/22 04:55:36 GMT
FROM:    Edo Berger at Carnegie Obs  <eberger at 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."