Question: Main Sequence Fitting ( 5 pts . ) A bright A spectral star should have a luminosity or 1 0 2 LSun ( 3 .

Main Sequence Fitting (5 pts.)
A bright A spectral star should have a luminosity or 102 LSun (3.85x1028 W). The intensity measured at Earth
is rather faint, 10-15 W/m2. How far away is this star?
(a) About 1.85 billion ly
(b) About 185 million ly
(c) About 18.5 million ly
(d) About 1.85 million ly
(e) About 185 thousand ly

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