Sagittarius A* size and scale context

Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Event Horizon Telescope observations imaged the glowing material around it, resolving a radio source about 52 million kilometers across around a black hole of roughly 4.3 million solar masses. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

Procyon AF-type subgiant star·2.84 million km
Spica AB-type giant star·10.4 million km
PolluxK-type orange giant star·12.5 million km
Sagittarius A*Supermassive black hole·24.5 million km
ArcturusK-type orange giant star·35 million km

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24.5million km