Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected

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Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected Feb 20, 2024 17:54:54 GMT thekindercarebear (C/F/M) and petrolino like this

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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 20, 2024 17:54:54 GMT

Incredible stuff:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68346725

Some snippets:

- 17 billion times the mass of our Sun
- over 500 trillion times more luminous than the Sun
- All that light is coming from a hot accretion disc that measures seven light-years in diameter. That's roughly 15,000 times the distance from the Sun to the orbit of Neptune

Staggering.

It's insanity gone mad!

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Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected Feb 23, 2024 23:30:43 GMT Flying Monkeys, thekindercarebear (C/F/M), and 2 more like this

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Post by general313 on Feb 23, 2024 23:30:43 GMT

If that luminosity is correct, it would mean that if it were 350 light-years away from the Earth it would as bright as the (daytime) sun!

Power Ranger Mister Big Posts: 14,820	Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected Feb 28, 2024 4:13:11 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Power Ranger on Feb 28, 2024 4:13:11 GMT

uncreative (I/Me) Xenia Onatopp ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Posts: 1,691	Brightest and hungriest black hole ever detected Mar 19, 2024 20:11:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by uncreative (I/Me) on Mar 19, 2024 20:11:29 GMT Ok but how does it compare to this black hole?

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Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 20, 2024 17:54:54 GMT

Post by general313 on Feb 23, 2024 23:30:43 GMT

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Post by uncreative (I/Me) on Mar 19, 2024 20:11:29 GMT