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The Skeptics Guide #915 - Jan 21 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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How Big Would the Accretion Disk Be?

If you put black hole J2 where the sun is now, it's 200 billion kilometer diameter. It would encompass the entire solar system or 33 times the distance to Pluto. There are whole galaxies that are less massive than this black hole. Even if you travel at the speed of light, it would take you a month to go around just once.

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