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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110 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Article numberL31
JournalAstrophysics Journal Letters
Volume854
Issue number2
Number of pages7
ISSN2041-8205
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2018

Keywords

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

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