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
Pages (from-to)	L31
Journal	The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	854
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2018

Keywords

galaxies: distances and redshifts
galaxies: fundamental parameters
galaxies: individual: NGC 4993
Astrophysics - Astrophysics of Galaxies
Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

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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. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 854(2), L31. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaad64

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