Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomical event observation
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gptkbp:announced |
2017-10-16
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gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration |
gptkbp:dateObserved |
2017-08-17
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gptkbp:detects |
gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:Virgo gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope gptkb:INTEGRAL |
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth |
~130 million light-years
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gptkbp:electromagneticCounterpart |
yes
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gptkbp:eventObserved |
gptkb:GW170817
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gptkbp:eventType |
binary neutron star merger
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gptkbp:gammaRayBurstDetected |
gptkb:GRB_170817A
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gptkbp:gravitationalWaveSignal |
yes
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gptkbp:hostedBy |
gptkb:NGC_4993
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
GW170817 observation
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
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gptkbp:resultedIn |
kilonova observation
multi-messenger astronomy breakthrough |
gptkbp:significance |
first gravitational wave event with electromagnetic counterpart
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA_network
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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