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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922
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The apparent brightness of the nearest star is times fainter than the Sun.

 

 

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Step 1.

The apparent brightness of a star can be written in terms of the intrinsic luminosity of the star and its area is given by

 

Therefore the apparent brightness of the Sun is

 

 

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