Near-Infrared Photometry of the afterglow of GRB 090423

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Gamma-Ray Sources (Astronomical), Redshift, Photometry, Astronomical Observatories, X-Rays, Gamma-Ray Sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts, Distances, Redshifts, Radial Velocities, Spatial Distribution Of Galaxies, Photometric, Polarimetric, And Spectroscopic Instrumentation, Observatories And Site Testing, X-Ray Sources, X-Ray Bursts

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We observed the near-infrared (NIR) afterglow of the high-redshift (z = 8.2) gamma-ray burst (GRB) GRB 090423 with the 188 cm telescope of Okayama Astrophysical Observatory. We clearly detected the afterglow in J band, and marginally detected in the H band. The J band AB magnitude of the afterglow was 20.16+/-0.14 at about 104 seconds after the burst. Together with previously reported NIR results, we found that the NIR flux of the afterglow remained almost constant between 103 s to 104 s after the burst, and the break time of the light curve in the NIR band (Tb, NIR) was substantially delayed from that in the X-ray band (Tb,X). The time delay Δt = Tb,NIR-Tb,X~5,000 s-17,000 s.

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