kilonovae

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs macronovae
gptkbp:category transient astronomical phenomena
gptkbp:causedBy merger of a neutron star and a black hole
merger of two neutron stars
gptkbp:color blue
red
gptkbp:discoveredBy 2013
gptkbp:distanceObserved ~130 million light-years (GW170817)
gptkbp:duration days to weeks
gptkbp:emits radiation therapy
gravitational waves
gptkbp:firstObserved gptkb:GRB_130603B
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label kilonovae
gptkbp:luminosity brighter than a nova but dimmer than a supernova
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:GW170817
gptkbp:observedBy gptkb:NGC_4993
gptkbp:powerSource radioactive decay of heavy elements
gptkbp:produces gptkb:gold
platinum
heavy elements
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
r-process nucleosynthesis
gptkbp:studiedBy astronomer
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:LIGO
gptkb:Virgo
gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gamma-ray_bursts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6