By Zia H Shah on November 29, 2012 • ( Leave a comment ) Giant black hole is discovered Astronomers have discovered a mammoth black hole containing as much mass as 17 billion Suns. The object is more than 11 times wider than the orbit of Neptune. Read more Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Like this:Like Loading… Related Categories: Astronomy Tagged as: biggest black hole, black hole, Dr Karl Gebhardt, Hobby-Eberly Telescope, Milky way black hole Sagittarius A*, new black hole discovered, NGC1277, oddball tiny galaxy, supermassive black hole, University of Texas at Austin