Stellar black hole

Not to be confused with black hole star.

A stellar black hole (or stellar-mass black hole) is a black hole formed by the gravitational collapse of a star. They have masses ranging from about 5 to several tens of solar masses. They can be the remnants of supernova explosions, but other formation mechanisms may operate.

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