How much does the black hole at the center of the Milky Way weigh?
8.55 × 10³⁶ kgWhich one: Sagittarius A*, 4.3 million Suns
The black hole at the center of the Milky Way has a mass of about 8.55 × 10³⁶ kg.
Planets, moons and spacecraft, from NASA and other space agencies.
How heavy is that?
- The black hole at the center of the Milky Way weighs about as much as 4.3 million Suns.
About the same weight
- Titanic 53,200 tonnes
- Eiffel Tower 10,100 tonnes
- Saturn V rocket 2,800 tonnes
- International Space Station 420 tonnes
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