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XTE J1650-500
Location: Constellation Ara. Key facts: A black hole with a mass of about 5-10 solar masses, surrounded by an accretion disk visible in X-rays.
M87*
Location: In the galaxy Messier 87. Key facts: First black hole to be imaged directly, has a mass of about 6.5 billion solar masses.
Stellar Black Hole
Location: Throughout the Universe. Key facts: Formed by the gravitational collapse of a star after a supernova, masses typically range from about 5 to 20 solar masses.
Supermassive Black Hole
Location: Centers of galaxies. Key facts: Can have masses ranging from millions to billions of solar masses, thought to play a role in galaxy formation and evolution.
GRO J1655-40
Location: Constellation Scorpius. Key facts: It was the first black hole to have its spin measured; it is approximately 5,300 light-years from Earth.
Sagittarius A*
Location: The center of the Milky Way galaxy. Key facts: Supermassive black hole, roughly 4 million times the mass of the Sun.
Ultramassive Black Hole
Location: Extremely large galaxies. Key facts: These are the largest type of black holes, with masses exceeding 10 billion solar masses.
V404 Cygni
Location: Constellation Cygnus. Key facts: Known for its volatile outbursts, it's roughly 9,000 light-years from Earth.
Intermediate-mass Black Hole
Location: Potential locations in galactic centers or globular clusters. Key facts: Their masses range between 100 and one million solar masses.
Cygnus X-1
Location: Constellation Cygnus. Key facts: One of the first suspected black holes, it is a stellar-mass black hole formed from a star's collapse.
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