How to find Black Holes?

[Albixnsgirl]

I'm wondering if anyone knows which star types have the best chance of 'housing' a black hole?

also if you're able to see if a system would have one without actually going to that system. Example would be, Galaxy Map - when you hover over a system, it'll say, Star Types: A8, VI.

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Sorry if i'm confusing

 

[racer1]

Select non main sequence stars only. Then switch to realistic - black holes are black.

For black holes that are not the main star, I don't think there is a way.

 

[iain666]

To see systems where the primary is a black hole go to realistic in the galmap, filter to non-sequence stars only and look for the black dots.

 

[Albixnsgirl]

Select non main sequence stars only. Then switch to realistic - black holes are black.

For black holes that are not the main star, I don't think there is a way.

Are they randomly dotted around the galaxy map? or are they, like closer to the center? or to the outer edges?

 

[CMDR IPL Victim]

The BH I've encountered to date have all been in one of the blue star systems (O, B, A), often with a mini nebula visible on the galaxy map, but not while in system.

 

[goemon]

actually, nearby all black holes are the main star of a system. you can find them by filtering your galaxy map to "non sequence stars".

if you simply want to see some black holes, you can go to the known ones.

i don't think anybody has enough data about black holes as a second star, and which type of star has the best chance... i personally have found 1 black hole not being the primary body, otherwise i wouldn't belive they exist. the mass of a primary body has to be higher than that of the secondary body - therefore you should have a better chance with very heavy stars (hypergiants, neutron stars, O and B-class stars) for exampel. (somebody with more knowledge of astronomy than me put this into better words ;-) )

 

[goemon]

Are they randomly dotted around the galaxy map? or are they, like closer to the center? or to the outer edges?

the core has a much higher star density, therefore there are much more black holes.

 

[Albixnsgirl]

I'm around 9k from SagA*, mostly been visiting A type stars a long the way. I'll keep looking. Thank you everyone

 

[racer1]

Google the neutron fields. They are also full of black holes. They basically extend 10k+ ly all around the core about 1k ly above and below the plane.

You will be falling over them. Elsewhere they are very rare.

 

[CDR Michael Darkmoor]

Try typing in the sector name... just by itself and then hitting the return a few times.
It will start with the most massive system in that sector and work it's way down.
These massive systems sometimes have... ehem.... *Several*... Black holes in them.

 

[Alex Brentnall]

I tend to find BH higher or lower than the galactic plane. Usually -500 to -1500 and +500 to +1500

As above filter for non-sequence to find the fields then realistic to find the BH's

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/246008-I-like-Black-Holes

I had a thread about it recently, people posted some tips in it. If you're in the core, to about 1,000 ly and up from the plane, then if you look down, the black dots are easier to spot.