# Galactic black hole origins?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactic-black-hole-origins/87361>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 14, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactic-black-hole-origins/87361 "2001-10-14T14:26:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2001, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galactic-black-hole-origins/87361/1 "2001-10-14T14:26:37Z")

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I realize that a “Regular” black hole is created when a star of over 3 solar masses colapses under its own gravity.

Where do the giant black holes of thousands of solar masses at the centers of galaxies come from?

[Duplicate thread. See [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92991](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92991) ]

[Edited by bibliophage on 10-14-2001 at 11:22 AM]