A newly discovered bright star has a luminosity of 78.4×1026 W. What is its temperature if it has a radius of ~1.2x106 km?

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A newly discovered bright star has a luminosity of 78.4×1026 W. What is its temperature if it has a radius of ~1.2x106 km?

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