GW170104

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:can_detect gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:chirp_mass about 25 solar masses
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkbp:date January 4, 2017
gptkbp:distance approximately 3 billion light-years
gptkbp:duration less than 1 second
gptkbp:event_type binary black hole merger
gptkbp:events gptkb:second_event_detected_by_LIGO
binary black hole merger event
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:first_observing_run_of_LIGO
gptkbp:follow-up_observations electromagnetic counterparts not detected
gptkbp:gravitational_wave_strain measured by LIGO
gptkbp:gw_event_catalog LIGO-Virgo catalog
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GW170104
gptkbp:mass about 31 solar masses
gptkbp:mass2 about 19 solar masses
gptkbp:origin merger of two black holes
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:sensitivity high
gptkbp:significance contributes to understanding of black hole formation
greater than 5 sigma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4