<p>The data is indeed very uncertain. As for GW150914, <a href="https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/image/ligo20160211b" rel="noreferrer">LIGO posted</a> this image of the probable area of the sky:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/j6EZsm.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/j6EZsm.jpg" alt="Black hole merge event location"></a></p>

<p>The most probable banana-shaped region stretches from Crux to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Magellanic_Cloud" rel="noreferrer">Large Magellanic cloud</a>. Comparing the image with a constellation map, there are several small constellations that may have hosted the event. Those are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensa_(constellation)" rel="noreferrer">Mensa</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaeleon" rel="noreferrer">Chamaeleon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musca" rel="noreferrer">Musca</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux" rel="noreferrer">Crux</a>.</p>

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2016-10-03T22:10:54.913Z
2016-10-03T22:10:54.913Z
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<p>As best as is known, what is the latest thinking on in the issue of,</p>

<p>in which constellation was GW150914, and in which constellation was GW151226?</p>

<p>(That is to say, within the large uncertainty, as best as is known in what direction is the likely center of that uncertainty?)</p>

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2016-09-30T19:22:16.750Z
FWIW I actually could not find this info, in a quick popular-science-level search.  If it's a dupe (which I could not find), thanks for the pointer.
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2016-09-30T21:37:00.490Z
You can't locate them that accurately. They may have come from a number of constellations. You can find maps easily enough, but I haven't found one with constellations marked. https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/image/ligo20160211b
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In which two constellations, were the two gravitational wave events of 2016?
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# In which two constellations, were the two gravitational wave events of 2016?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-09-30)

As best as is known, what is the latest thinking on in the issue of,

in which constellation was GW150914, and in which constellation was GW151226?

(That is to say, within the large uncertainty, as best as is known in what direction is the likely center of that uncertainty?)

**Tags:** gravitational-waves

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: FWIW I actually could not find this info, in a quick popular-science-level search.  If it's a dupe (which I could not find), thanks for the pointer.  
> **username_1**: You can't locate them that accurately. They may have come from a number of constellations. You can find maps easily enough, but I haven't found one with constellations marked. https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/image/ligo20160211b  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-03. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

The data is indeed very uncertain. As for GW150914, [LIGO posted](https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/image/ligo20160211b) this image of the probable area of the sky:

[![Black hole merge event location](https://i.sstatic.net/j6EZsm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/j6EZsm.jpg)

The most probable banana-shaped region stretches from Crux to the [Large Magellanic cloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Magellanic_Cloud). Comparing the image with a constellation map, there are several small constellations that may have hosted the event. Those are [Mensa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensa_(constellation)), [Chamaeleon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaeleon), [Musca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musca) and [Crux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crux).


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