Uncover the secrets of the Ton 618 black hole and its immense power. Discover fascinating facts and theories about this astronomical phenomenon that continues to astound scientists.
Over 10 billion light-years from Earth, the largest black hole ever discovered lurks in the dark; TON 618. At 66 billion solar masses, it’s estimated to be more massive than our entire Milky Way...
TON 618 is an extremely bright quasar, about 10.4 billion light years away from the Earth. It contains one of the largest known black holes, with a mass of about 66 BILLION TIMES THE SOLAR MASS. The Schwarzschild Radius of the Events Horizon of this black hole is about 194 billion kilometers. Here is a comparison with the size of the Earth's revolution orbit around the Sun