Quote from: JLThom on April 17, 2024, 19:44:27i'm thinking the word "size" was misused for this article. the newly discovered binary star system contains a stellar (mass) black hole. the bh is approx 33x the (mass) of the Sun.

I was wondering this the entire time I was reading the article, as 33x the *size* would be MASSIVE, and millions of times the *size* for Sag A seems off, too. Of course, just saying "size" when speaking of astronomical bodies is already poor writing regardless, as that could mean diameter or volume. So sorry, but somebody that doesn't understand these basic concepts (diameter vs volume, size vs mass) shouldn't be writing astronomy articles.

i'm thinking the word "size" was misused for this article. the newly discovered binary star system contains a stellar (mass) black hole. the bh is approx 33x the (mass) of the Sun.