first observation of a binary black hole merger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:Virgo_detector
gptkbp:contributed_to understanding of black hole physics
gptkbp:date September 14, 2015
gptkbp:duration 0.2 seconds
gptkbp:events G W150914
gptkbp:first_appearance binary black hole merger
gptkbp:frequency 35 to 250 Hz
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first observation of a binary black hole merger
gptkbp:impact gravitational wave astronomy
gptkbp:inspired further research in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_observed_in gptkb:LIGO_detectors
chirp signal
electromagnetic counterparts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkbp:mass approximately 29 and 36 solar masses
gptkbp:published_by ' Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger'
gptkbp:recognizes gptkb:character
gptkbp:research interferometry
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics_2017
gptkbp:significance gptkb:first_direct_detection_of_gravitational_waves
gptkbp:theory gptkb:general_relativity
gptkbp:universe two black holes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA_network
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5