B1912E

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pulsar
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Joseph_Taylor
Russell Hulse
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1974
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 21,000 light-years
gptkbp:hasCompanion white dwarf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B1912E
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:constellation_Aquila
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear discovery led to 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics
gptkbp:notableFor evidence for gravitational waves
first binary pulsar discovered
gptkbp:orbitType 7.75 hours
gptkbp:period 59 milliseconds
gptkbp:type binary pulsar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Békéscsaba_1912_Előre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7