The radiant flux intensity from a star measured at the Earth is 2.7 10 9 W

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The radiant flux intensity from a star measured at the Earth is 2.7 × 10−9 W m−2. The luminosity of the star is 1300 L. Calculate the distance of this star from the Earth in metres.

Where necessary, take:
L⊙ = 3.83 × 1026 W
1 ly ≈ 9.5 × 1015 m

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Cambridge International AS And A Level Physics Coursebook

ISBN: 9781108859035

3rd Edition

Authors: David Sang, Graham Jones, Gurinder Chadha, Richard Woodside

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