GW170608

GW170608
	The GW170608 signal as measured by the LIGO gravitational wave detectors
Event type	Gravitational wave event
Distance	340 Mpc (1.1×109 ly)
Other designations	GW170608
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GW170608 was a gravitational wave event that was recorded on 8 June 2017 at 02:01:16.49 UTC by Advanced LIGO. It originated from the merger of two black holes with masses of $12_{-2}^{+7}\,M_{\odot }$ and $7_{-2}^{+2}\,M_{\odot }$ .^[1]

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^ ^a ^b Abbott, B. P.; Abbott, R.; Abbott, T. D.; Acernese, F.; Ackley, K.; Adams, C.; Adams, T.; Addesso, P.; Adhikari, R. X.; Adya, V. B.; et al. (15 November 2017). "GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence". arXiv:1711.05578 [astro-ph, physics:gr-qc]. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last11= (help)

[arxiv-1] Abbott, B. P.; Abbott, R.; Abbott, T. D.; Acernese, F.; Ackley, K.; Adams, C.; Adams, T.; Addesso, P.; Adhikari, R. X.; Adya, V. B.; et al. (15 November 2017). "GW170608: Observation of a 19-solar-mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence". arXiv:1711.05578 [astro-ph, physics:gr-qc]. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last11= (help)

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