Multiple Choice
If the black hole in the center of the Galaxy is 4 * 106 solar masses, what would be its radius (that is, the radius of its event horizon) ?
A) 1.2 * 107 m (about twice the radius of Earth)
B) 1.2 * 109 m (about twice the radius of the Sun)
C) 1.2 * 1010 m (about one-fifth of Mercury's orbital radius)
D) 1.2 * 1012 m (almost twice Jupiter's orbital radius)
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