The nearest black holes to Earth
TOP 14The nearest black hole in this catalogue is Gaia BH1, 1560 ly away. Next are A0620-00 and Cygnus X-1.
Every black hole here is far enough away to be harmless and close enough to study. The nearest ones were found the same way the first ones were — by watching a star orbit something that gives off no light.
NAME
CLASS
MASS
DISTANCE
MAG
CONSTELLATION
Gaia BH1★
Stellar-mass black hole
9.60 M☉
1560 ly
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Ophiuchus
A0620-00★
Stellar-mass black hole
6.60 M☉
3300 ly
—
Monoceros
Cygnus X-1★
Stellar-mass black hole
21.20 M☉
7240 ly
—
Cygnus
V404 Cygni★
Stellar-mass black hole
9.00 M☉
7800 ly
—
Cygnus
ω Centauri IMBH★
Intermediate-mass black hole
8200.00 M☉
17 700 ly
—
Centaurus
Sagittarius A*★
Supermassive black hole
4.15×10⁶ M☉
26 673 ly
—
Sagittarius
GRS 1915+105★
Stellar-mass black hole
12.40 M☉
28 000 ly
—
Aquila
M87*★
Supermassive black hole
6.5×10⁹ M☉
53.50 Mly
—
Virgo
GW170817 remnant★
Stellar-mass black hole
2.70 M☉
130.0 Mly
—
Hydra
NGC 1277*★
Supermassive black hole
1.2×10¹⁰ M☉
220.0 Mly
—
Perseus
HLX-1★
Intermediate-mass black hole
2×10⁴ M☉
290.0 Mly
—
Phoenix
GW150914 remnant★
Stellar-mass black hole
62.00 M☉
1.300 Gly
—
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3C 273*★
Supermassive black hole
8.86×10⁸ M☉
2.440 Gly
—
Virgo
TON 618★
Supermassive black hole
6.6×10¹⁰ M☉
10.80 Gly
—
Canes Venatici