The monster OJ 287
OJ287 is one of the largest black holes in the known universe. If it were placed at the center of our solar system, its event horizon would swallow nearly everything is our Sun’s sphere of influence. All the planets, the asteroid belt, and (obviously) us. This beast is an estimated 18 billion solar masses and drifts through the cosmos some.
Image credit: Jaime Trosper/FQTQ
OJ 287 is one of the largest supermassive black holes known, weighing in
at 18 billion solar masses. Located about 3.5 billion light-years away,
this monster quasar is bright enough that it was first observed as
early as the 1890s. What makes OJ 287 especially interesting, however,
is that its light curve exhibits prominent outbursts roughly every 12
years. More info at this link: http://aasnova.org/2016/03/23/dance-of-two-monster-black-holes/
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