Schwarzchild Radius

The Schwarzchild radius is the radius defining the event horizon of a black hole. It can be calculated for any given mass.

The formula for calculating the Schwarzchild radius, RS , in meters is as follows:

R S = 2 G M c 2

Where M is in kilograms, c is in meters/second, and G is in meters3/kg/seconds2.

Some Interesting Weights to Try
Object Weight (kilograms)
Planck Mass 2.18 x 10-8
Big Mac 0.215
Human 70
Moon 7.35 x 1022
Earth 5.97 x 1024
Jupiter 1.90 x 1027
Sun 1.99 x 1030
Milky Way 1.6 x 1042
Observable Universe 8.8 x 1052

By the way the radius of a proton is 0.86 X 10-15m and the Planck length is 1.616229 X 10-35m.


This calculator returns the Schwarzchild radius for any mass entered.



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