A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations

Michele Cantiello; J. B. Jensen; J. P. Blakeslee; E. Berger; A. J. Levan; N. R. Tanvir; G. Raimondo; E. Brocato; K. D. Alexander; P. K. Blanchard; M. Branchesi; Z. Cano; R. Chornock; S. Covino; P. S. Cowperthwaite; P. D'Avanzo; T. Eftekhari; W. Fong; A. S. Fruchter; A. Grado; J. Hjorth; D. E. Holz; J. D. Lyman; I. Mandel; R. Margutti; M. Nicholl; V. A. Villar; P. K. G. Williams

doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64

A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations

Michele Cantiello, J. B. Jensen, J. P. Blakeslee, E. Berger, A. J. Levan, N. R. Tanvir, G. Raimondo, E. Brocato, K. D. Alexander, P. K. Blanchard, M. Branchesi, Z. Cano, R. Chornock, S. Covino, P. S. Cowperthwaite, P. D'Avanzo, T. Eftekhari, W. Fong, A. S. Fruchter, A. GradoJ. Hjorth, D. E. Holz, J. D. Lyman, I. Mandel, R. Margutti, M. Nicholl, V. A. Villar, P. K. G. Williams

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Original language	English
Article number	L31
Journal	Astrophysics Journal Letters
Volume	854
Issue number	2
Number of pages	7
ISSN	2041-8205
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2018

Keywords

galaxies: distances and redshifts
galaxies: fundamental parameters
galaxies: individual (NGC 4993)

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Cantiello, M., Jensen, J. B., Blakeslee, J. P., Berger, E., Levan, A. J., Tanvir, N. R., Raimondo, G., Brocato, E., Alexander, K. D., Blanchard, P. K., Branchesi, M., Cano, Z., Chornock, R., Covino, S., Cowperthwaite, P. S., D'Avanzo, P., Eftekhari, T., Fong, W., Fruchter, A. S., ... Williams, P. K. G. (2018). A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations. Astrophysics Journal Letters, 854(2), [L31]. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64

A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations. / Cantiello, Michele; Jensen, J. B.; Blakeslee, J. P.; Berger, E.; Levan, A. J.; Tanvir, N. R.; Raimondo, G.; Brocato, E.; Alexander, K. D.; Blanchard, P. K.; Branchesi, M.; Cano, Z.; Chornock, R.; Covino, S.; Cowperthwaite, P. S.; D'Avanzo, P.; Eftekhari, T.; Fong, W.; Fruchter, A. S.; Grado, A.; Hjorth, J.; Holz, D. E.; Lyman, J. D.; Mandel, I.; Margutti, R.; Nicholl, M.; Villar, V. A.; Williams, P. K. G.

In: Astrophysics Journal Letters, Vol. 854, No. 2, L31, 20.02.2018.

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Cantiello, M, Jensen, JB, Blakeslee, JP, Berger, E, Levan, AJ, Tanvir, NR, Raimondo, G, Brocato, E, Alexander, KD, Blanchard, PK, Branchesi, M, Cano, Z, Chornock, R, Covino, S, Cowperthwaite, PS, D'Avanzo, P, Eftekhari, T, Fong, W, Fruchter, AS, Grado, A, Hjorth, J, Holz, DE, Lyman, JD, Mandel, I, Margutti, R, Nicholl, M, Villar, VA & Williams, PKG 2018, 'A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations', Astrophysics Journal Letters, vol. 854, no. 2, L31. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64

Cantiello, Michele ; Jensen, J. B. ; Blakeslee, J. P. ; Berger, E. ; Levan, A. J. ; Tanvir, N. R. ; Raimondo, G. ; Brocato, E. ; Alexander, K. D. ; Blanchard, P. K. ; Branchesi, M. ; Cano, Z. ; Chornock, R. ; Covino, S. ; Cowperthwaite, P. S. ; D'Avanzo, P. ; Eftekhari, T. ; Fong, W. ; Fruchter, A. S. ; Grado, A. ; Hjorth, J. ; Holz, D. E. ; Lyman, J. D. ; Mandel, I. ; Margutti, R. ; Nicholl, M. ; Villar, V. A. ; Williams, P. K. G. / A Precise Distance to the Host Galaxy of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817 Using Surface Brightness Fluctuations. In: Astrophysics Journal Letters. 2018 ; Vol. 854, No. 2.

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