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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.
The largest black hole found so far (as of December 2011) is over 300 million light years away, located within the Coma constellation. It is in the centre of a galaxy known as NGC 4889, it is 10 billion times the size of our sun and 21 billion times the mass of the sun.
Current calculations indicate the largest known black hole to be the central black hole of a giant elliptical galaxy (Holmberg 15A) in constellation Cetus. The core supermassive black hole weighs in around 170 billion times the mass of our Sun which makes its radius about 500 billion kilometers, over 80 times the distance of the Sun to Pluto.
A supermassive black hole. Because scientists think one is in the center of every black hole. It has 1,000,000 times the strength of a stellar black hole.
OJ 287 is one of the best known. It is a supermassive black hole with a mass of 18 billion Suns.
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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.
Is the biggest star known being eaten by a black hole?
Observations of the largest known star, currently UY Scuti, indicate it has no companion; so it is almost certainly not being eaten by a black hole, so to speak.
Which is the biggest known black hole in the universe?
The supermassive black hole that hosts the galaxy NGC 1277, in the constellation Perseus, is currently the largest black hole in our visible universe with a mass equivalent to 17 billion suns. In 2012, astronomers have discovered this small galaxy about 250 million light-years from Earth.
Who discovered the black hole or how was the black hole discovered?
Your use of "the" black hole seems to indicate that you are thinking about one specific black hole. Please clarify which one - there are several known black holes, discovered at different times.
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 the super massive black hole the largest black hole?
Black hole is a location in space that possesses so much gravity, nothing can escape from its pull. Yes, Super massive black hole is the largest black hole.
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).
Can a black hole get to the size of a planet?
A black hole can definitely get to the size of a planet. The width of the largest known supermassive black hole is thought to be over ten times the size of the entire orbit of Neptune around our Sun.
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.
Is the biggest star known being eaten by a black hole?
Observations of the largest known star, currently UY Scuti, indicate it has no companion; so it is almost certainly not being eaten by a black hole, so to speak.
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 bigger than galaxy?
No. At least, the black holes in existence so far are much smaller in size, and have much less mass, than a galaxy. However, note that the black hole in the center of the largest galaxies can have more mass (but not more diameter) than some dwarf galaxies.
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.
What is the second closest planet to a black hole?
There are no known planets in the vicinity of a black hole.
Is a black hole known as a singularity?
No, they are not the same. A singularity would be inside a black hole.
Can Jupiter be absorbed by the black hole?
Any matter that gets close enough to a black hole can be absorbed by it. But there are no known black holes nearby - the closest known black hole is at a distance of 3000 light-years.
