GW170104

GW170104
The signal of GW170104 measured by Hanford and Livingston.
Date4 January 2017 
Redshift0.18 ±0.08 
Total energy output≈ 2 M☉ × c2
Other designationsGW170104
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GW170104 was a gravitational wave signal detected by the LIGO observatory on 4 January 2017. On 1 June 2017, the LIGO and Virgo collaborations announced that they had reliably verified the signal, making it the third such signal announced, after GW150914 and GW151226, and fourth overall.

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