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    Question: which is the biggest black hole

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    Asked by 523sptm26 to Angus, Ollie on 16 Mar 2018. This question was also asked by 477sptm29.
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      Alexander Burke answered on 16 Mar 2018:


      There is an absolute beast of a black hole which is around 21 billion times heavier than our own sun. This black hole is so unbelievably massive that, if you were to fly into one on a plane (assuming you wouldn’t be sucked in!), then it would take between 200 thousand to 2 million years to fly into! This is the largest one we have found to date!

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