first observed electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave event
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/first_observed_electromagnetic_counterpart_to_a_gravitational_wave_event
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:gravitational_waves
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:GW170817
|
| gptkbp:collaboration |
NASA and other observatories
|
| gptkbp:contributes_to |
understanding of heavy element formation
|
| gptkbp:discovered_by |
LIGO and Virgo collaborations
|
| gptkbp:duration |
several days
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
multi-messenger astronomy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
first observed electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational wave event
|
| gptkbp:impact |
advancement in astrophysics
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| gptkbp:is_informed_by |
gptkb:cosmology
nuclear physics stellar evolution |
| gptkbp:is_observed_in |
gptkb:Fermi_Gamma-ray_Space_Telescope
gptkb:Swift_satellite ground-based telescopes August 17, 2017 |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:NGC_4993
|
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:gravitational_waves
gptkb:swimming_pool |
| gptkbp:significance |
first direct observation of a merger of neutron stars
|
| gptkbp:type |
kilonova
|
| gptkbp:wavelengths |
gamma rays
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:GW170817
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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