GW190521

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkbp:chirp_mass 68.5 solar masses
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:discovery_year May 21, 2019
gptkbp:distance approximately 17 billion light-years
gptkbp:event_duration less than 1 second
gptkbp:event_type gravitational wave signal
gptkbp:events none reported
merger event
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label GW190521
gptkbp:impact contributed to understanding of black hole formation
gptkbp:mass 85 solar masses
gptkbp:mass2 66 solar masses
gptkbp:research O3
gptkbp:sensitivity high sensitivity
gptkbp:sensor first detection of a binary black hole merger with masses above 100 solar masses.
gptkbp:significance high significance
gptkbp:type binary black hole merger
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIGO
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4