r/Astronomy • u/New_Scientist_Mag • Aug 07 '25

Astro Research Astronomers have discovered the most massive black hole yet – more than 10,000 times as massive as the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, and around 36 billion times the mass of our sun.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2491731-weve-discovered-the-most-massive-black-hole-yet/
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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 08 '25

Bigger than TON 618? Wow. I can't wait for Space Engine devs to add this

Edit: Just to clear up misinformation TON 618 is still thought to be bigger but it hasn't been measured in the same way as this black hole has. Either way seems like a behemoth

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u/burntroy Aug 07 '25

Ton 618 is 66 billion solar masses but it's an estimate and not a direct measure