Into the Horizon

A planet (Blanc) is in a stable orbit with a radius of 7.5 × 1 0 12 m 7.5 \times 10^{12}\ m around a black hole (Noir). Blanc has a mass of 3.75 × 1 0 26 k g 3.75 \times 10^{26}\ kg and a radius of 25000 k m 25000\ km . Noir has a mass of 2.5 × 1 0 31 k g 2.5 \times 10^{31}\ kg . If intergalactic daredevil Zaphod Beeblebrox is fired in a spacecraft on a ballistic trajectory from the surface of Blanc directly towards Noir with an initial velocity of 2,500 km/s, how long until Zaphod reaches Noir? Assume no perturbations from other bodies and give your answer rounded to the nearest hour.


The answer is 833.

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