The parallax of a star is 0.022 arc seconds

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Astrophysics · Astrophysics

Problem

The parallax of a star is 0.022 arc seconds. The apparent brightness of the star is 5.0×10−105.0 \times 10^{-10} W m-2 and its surface temperature is 4500 K. What is the radius of this star?

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