Q: Assuming this star emits like a blackbody, figure out its radius in meters. Then compare it to the size of the Sun (which has radius roughly 700,000 km). The star has luminosity L(star) = 1.6 x 10^(24) W, and temperature T = 10,000 K. We plug in: ( 1.6 x 10^(24) W ) R = sqrt ( --------------------------- ) ( 4 pi sigma * (10,000 K)^4 ) where sigma = 5.67 x 10(-8) W/sq.m-K^4. = 15,000,000 m = 15,000 km So this is very small compared to the Sun: about 0.021 times the solar radius. It is only about twice as big as the Earth!