Where is the nearest black hole?

The next closest black hole is the classic Cygnus X-1, which is about 6,000 light-years away. It has about 15 times the mass of the Sun, and once again, it’s in a binary system. The third closest black hole, is also in a binary system. Artist’s illustration of Cygnus X-1, a stellar-mass black hole in a binary system. read more

The next closest black hole is the classic Cygnus X-1, which is about 6,000 light-years away. It has about 15 times the mass of the Sun, and once again, it's in a binary system. The third closest black hole, is also in a binary system. read more

To make it easier to compare distances - our nearest star aside from the Sun - Proxima Centauri is about 4.24 light years away and our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years in diameter. read more