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The supergiant elliptical galaxy NGC4889 is believed to hold the most massive black hole directly observed, at 21 billion solar masses, although it may be as high as 37 billion solar masses. Other candidates include the Phoenix Cluster's one at 20 billion, and the OJ287 object at around 18 billion. (The size can be calculated from the mass as it is in direct proportion to it.)
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What happens to a mass when it is swallowed by a black hole?
The object swallowed by the black hole is destroyed; its mass is added to the mass of the black hole.
How big is the largest black hole known?
The most relevant quantity is the black hole's mass. Note that the black hole's diameter (the diameter of the event horizon, really) is directly proportional to its mass. The largest galactic black holes known seem to be around 20 billion solar masses. Check the Wikipedia "List of most massive black holes" for more details. Note that the mass of some of these black holes is not very well-known.
How large can the volume of a black hole get?
There is no theoretical limit to the MASS of a black hole. The largest known black holes have a mass in excess of a billion solar masses... so far. In the distant future, you can expect them to continue growing.The DIAMETER or the RADIUS of a black hole is directly proportional to the black hole's mass; the radius would be about 3.0 kilometers for every solar mass. The diameter, of course, is twice as much. Thus, a black hole of 10 billion solar masses would have a radius of 30 billion kilometers... about 200 AU.
How can the mass of a black hole can be measured?
The mass of a black hole can be measure by the effects of its gravity on surrounding objects.
What is the largest known black hole?
due to the nature of black holes(whether they are high energy or high mass) it is not easily determinable how big a black hole is volume wise. most theories point to a Singularity Principle which means all of the mass within a black hole is packed into an extremely high density point which cannot be given a volume due to its extremely small size.
Which is the largest black hole?
The largest discovered black hole is a quazar named OJ287, and it has an estimated mass of 18 billion suns! WOW!
Is a black hole massive?
A black hole can have anywhere from 2-3 times the mass of the Sun (the lower limit for a stellar black hole), to about 20 billion times the mass of the Sun (the largest known supermassive black holes).
Is a black hole just a hole in space that contains no matter?
No. Without matter there would be no black hole. The black holes confirmed to exist so far actually have a fairly large amount of matter (or mass) - at least 2-3 times the mass of our Sun. The largest black holes have millions or even billions of times the mass of our Sun.No. Without matter there would be no black hole. The black holes confirmed to exist so far actually have a fairly large amount of matter (or mass) - at least 2-3 times the mass of our Sun. The largest black holes have millions or even billions of times the mass of our Sun.No. Without matter there would be no black hole. The black holes confirmed to exist so far actually have a fairly large amount of matter (or mass) - at least 2-3 times the mass of our Sun. The largest black holes have millions or even billions of times the mass of our Sun.No. Without matter there would be no black hole. The black holes confirmed to exist so far actually have a fairly large amount of matter (or mass) - at least 2-3 times the mass of our Sun. The largest black holes have millions or even billions of times the mass of our Sun.
What happens to a mass when it is swallowed by a black hole?
The object swallowed by the black hole is destroyed; its mass is added to the mass of the black hole.
What is the largest thing in the galaxy?
Largest in size - VY Canis MajorisLargest in mass - the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Galaxy.
How big is the largest black hole known?
The most relevant quantity is the black hole's mass. Note that the black hole's diameter (the diameter of the event horizon, really) is directly proportional to its mass. The largest galactic black holes known seem to be around 20 billion solar masses. Check the Wikipedia "List of most massive black holes" for more details. Note that the mass of some of these black holes is not very well-known.
What is the largest named black hole?
OJ 287. This is a binary pair of black holes. It contains the most massive black hole known, with a mass estimated at 18 billion solar masses.
How large can the volume of a black hole get?
There is no theoretical limit to the MASS of a black hole. The largest known black holes have a mass in excess of a billion solar masses... so far. In the distant future, you can expect them to continue growing.The DIAMETER or the RADIUS of a black hole is directly proportional to the black hole's mass; the radius would be about 3.0 kilometers for every solar mass. The diameter, of course, is twice as much. Thus, a black hole of 10 billion solar masses would have a radius of 30 billion kilometers... about 200 AU.
Is an Intermediate-mass black hole a type of black hole?
Yes. Intermediate-mass blackhole is a medium size black hole. Scientists have found stellar black holes and supermassive black holes but there is no prove that Intermediate-mass black type of black holes exist. My opinion is that they do exist because when a black hole is becoming a black hole supermassiveblack hole it will need to go though this stage of intermediate-mass black hole.
Where is outer space's biggest black hole?
The largest black holes are supermassive black holes - the black holes at the center of galaxies. The largest known such black hole has somewhere between 20 and 40 billion times the mass of our Sun. It's hard to know which of the observed black holes is really the largest (i.e., the most massive one), since the mass estimates in each individual case are currently not very accurate.
How can the mass of a black hole can be measured?
The mass of a black hole can be measure by the effects of its gravity on surrounding objects.
What is supermassive blackhole?
A supermassive black hole is a huge black hole, usually in the center of a galaxy. All or most galaxies are expected to have such supermassive black holes. Such a galactic black hole typically has over a million times the mass of our Sun; the largest (in large galaxies) have billions of times the mass of our Sun. The black hole in the center of our own galaxy (the Milky Way) is associated with the object Sagittarius A*, and it has a mass estimated at 4 million solar masses.
