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Schwarzschild Radius Calculator

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Calculates the radius of the event horizon for a non-rotating black hole of a given mass.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Mass of the black hole in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Mass in Kilograms and Schwarzschild Radius in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Sun (1 Solar Mass)

Mass of the black hole: 1 solar masses

Mass in Kilograms: 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg; Schwarzschild Radius: 2,954.126555 m

Earth (0.000003 Solar Masses)

Mass of the black hole: 0.000003 solar masses

Mass in Kilograms: 5,967,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg; Schwarzschild Radius: 0.008862379665 m

Supermassive Black Hole (1 Million Solar Masses)

Mass of the black hole: 1,000,000 solar masses

Mass in Kilograms: 1,989,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg; Schwarzschild Radius: 2,954,126,555 m

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