Stellar black hole
A stellar black hole (or stellar-mass black hole) is a type of black hole formed by the gravitational collapse of a star.[1]
For one to be made, a star five to several tens the mass of our Sun must explode into a supernova.[2]
The process is seen as a hypernova explosion,[3] or as a gamma ray burst.[3] These black holes are also called collapsars.
Stellar Black Hole Media
Artist's impression of a stellar-mass black hole (left) in the spiral galaxy NGC 300; it is associated with a Wolf–Rayet star
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References
- ↑ Celotti, A.. Astrophysical evidence for the existence of black holes. Classical and Quantum Gravity 16 (12A) (1999). p. A3–A21. doi:10.1088/0264-9381/16/12A/301.
- ↑ Hughes, Scott A. (2005). "Trust but verify: The case for astrophysical black holes". .
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 HubbleSite: Black Holes: Gravity's Relentless Pull interactive: Encyclopedia (in en). hubblesite.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
