GW150914

Summary

GW150914 is a gravitational wave event^[1]. GW150914 draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (gravitational_wave_event category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• GW150914's image is recorded as LIGO measurement of gravitational waves.svg^[3].
• GW150914's instance of is recorded as gravitational wave event^[4].
• GW150914's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory^[5].
• GW150914's followed by is recorded as GW151226^[6].
• GW150914's Commons category is recorded as GW150914^[7].
• GW150914's catalog code is recorded as GW150914^[8].
• GW150914's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2015-09-14T00:00:00Z^[9].
• GW150914's described at URL is recorded as https://losc.ligo.org/events/GW150914/^[10].
• GW150914's redshift is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[11].
• GW150914's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+0.2'}^[12].
• GW150914's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3773454', 'amount': '+410'}^[13].
• GW150914's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11c3x4csyf^[14].
• GW150914's Quora topic ID is recorded as GW150914^[15].
• GW150914's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776811726^[16].
• GW150914's Know Your Meme slug is recorded as 2016-gravitational-wave-observation^[17].

Why It Matters

GW150914 draws 623 Wikipedia views per month (gravitational_wave_event category, ranking #1 of 9).^[2] GW150914 has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] GW150914 is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]