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To: Pontiac

If it were a companion star, then it would have about 2 solar masses and it would be the center of the solar system - which I doubt. In order for a stellar remnant to become a black hole, its mass has to be considerably above the Chandrasekhar Limit. Maybe 2 solar masses is the minimum. That would translate to an original mass of anywhere between 10 and 25 solar masses - a white or blue star, which would have a much shorter lifetime in the main sequence than our Class G yellow dwarf. Less than that, it turns into a neutron star. Ending up as a black hole or neutron star tends to be a very violent end, with a nebula being a calling card of such demise.


20 posted on 09/30/2019 6:36:18 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: Fred Hayek

Well maybe that’s where the solar system came from


23 posted on 09/30/2019 8:33:18 PM PDT by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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