gptkbp:instanceOf
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supernova
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:SSS17a
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:GW170817
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gptkbp:declination
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-23° 22′ 53.3″
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Swope_Supernova_Survey
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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2017-08-17
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gptkbp:distanceFromEarth
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~130 million light-years
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gptkbp:eventType
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neutron star merger
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gptkbp:firstOpticalCounterpartOf
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gptkb:gravitational_wave_event
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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gptkb:NGC_4993
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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AT2017gfo
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Hydra
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Gemini_Observatory
gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:Very_Large_Telescope
gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:Swift_Observatory
gptkb:Chandra_X-ray_Observatory
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Pan-STARRS
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gptkbp:peakMagnitude
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~17.3 (optical)
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gptkbp:producedElement
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heavy elements (e.g., gold, platinum)
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gptkbp:redshift
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0.009783
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gptkbp:rightAscension
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13h 09m 48.08s
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gptkbp:significance
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confirmed kilonova theory
first multi-messenger astronomy event
linked short gamma-ray bursts to neutron star mergers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:GW170817
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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