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It you define the size of a black hole by the size of its event horizon then yes, the sun is larger than most black holes. The sun has a radius of just under 700,000 kilometers, while a stellar mass black hole would have an event horizon between 8.8 and 44 kilometers. Supermassive black holes are a different matter. The black hole at out galaxy's center, at 3.7 million solar masses, would have a radius of about 10 million kilometers. A black hole of 12 billion solar masses, which likely does exist, would have a radius of 35 billion kilometers, about 5 times wider than the orbit of Pluto.
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Is black holes bigger than galaxies?
A black hole has a much larger mass than a planet. The mass of a black hole, however, is contained in a point that is smaller than some fundamental particles. The event horizon of a typical stellar mass black hole is much smaller than any planet, but the event horizons of supermassive black holes are much larger.
What is an intermediate black hole?
An intermediate-mass black hole is one that has a mass somewhere between 100 and a million solar masses, i.e., larger than the stellar black holes, but smaller than the supermassive black holes. It seems likely that such holes should exist, but the observational evidence is not yet very firm.An intermediate black hole is one whose mass is somewhere between that of a stellar black hole (a few times the mass of the Sun), and that of a supermassive, or galactic, black hole (millions or billions of times the mass of the Sun).
What is stronger sun or black hole in space?
Impossible to answer as it's a measure of mass, and there as black holes with less mass than the Sun and some with more.
What are black holes in the sun?
These are called sun spots.
Does a black hole rotate around the sun?
No. There are not black holes anywhere near our solar system. Even then, scientific models suggest that stellar-mass black holes, the smallest common type, must be at least 3 times more massive than the sun, so the sun would more likely orbit the black hole if one were nearby.
Is the sun bigger then a black hole?
Black holes can be many different sizes. Therefore, there are some black holes that are bigger than the sun, and there are some that are smaller than the sun.
Is black holes bigger than galaxies?
A black hole has a much larger mass than a planet. The mass of a black hole, however, is contained in a point that is smaller than some fundamental particles. The event horizon of a typical stellar mass black hole is much smaller than any planet, but the event horizons of supermassive black holes are much larger.
When are black holes in the star cycle?
when a star that is 3 times larger than our sun is dying, it will shrinks and crush by its own gravity. That becomes supernova. After the supernova, a black hole will be created.
What is an intermediate black hole?
An intermediate-mass black hole is one that has a mass somewhere between 100 and a million solar masses, i.e., larger than the stellar black holes, but smaller than the supermassive black holes. It seems likely that such holes should exist, but the observational evidence is not yet very firm.An intermediate black hole is one whose mass is somewhere between that of a stellar black hole (a few times the mass of the Sun), and that of a supermassive, or galactic, black hole (millions or billions of times the mass of the Sun).
Are there black holes on the sun?
There are no black holes but there are dark areas known as Sun spots.
How are black holes located and identified on the sun?
There are no black holes on the sun. Are you thinking of sunspots?
How are black holes supernovas and black holes form?
Supernova happens when a star that is at least 3 times larger than our sun dies, it will be crush by its own gravity. Then boom, supernova. Then the star acts like a sponge, it will get bigger. That star is not a star anymore, it is a black hole.
How many times greater is a black hole mass than the sun?
The masses of black holes vary greatly. The lowest mass stellar black holes are about 3 times the mass of the sun. The most massive black holes are about 12 billion times the sun's mass.
Is the Earth bigger than a Black hole?
It depends on the mass of the black hole. The size of the event horizon is directly proportional to mass. Most black holes are what we call "stellar mass" black holes which range from about 3 times to 30 times the mass of the sun. The event horizon of a 30 solar mass black hole would be about 110 miles in diameter. Earth, by comparison, is just over 7,900 miles in diameter. An intermediate mass black hole about 1,340 times the mass of the sun would have an event horizon about the same size as Earth. Astronomers have detected supermassive black holes up to 12 billion times the mass of the sun. Such a black hole would have an event horizon 44 billion miles across, or about 5 times larger than the orbit of Pluto.
Is a blackhole strong enough to suck earth?
Yes, of course, Black holes are so much bigger than our sun and our earth is about 300 times smaller than our sun. Black holes can suck it the entire galaxy, even light.
What is stronger sun or black hole in space?
Impossible to answer as it's a measure of mass, and there as black holes with less mass than the Sun and some with more.
What are black holes in the sun?
These are called sun spots.
