Standard Candles and Stellar Radii
 

Standard Candles and Stellar Radii problem 11


The Sun has a surface temperature of . The luminosity of the Sun is .


  • Calculate the radius of the Sun.


  • The Earth is a distance of from the Sun. Calculate the radiant flux intensity of the radiation from the Sun at a distance of . Give a unit with your answer.


 

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