Look at Russell's diagram: there is one dot at apparent magnitude (roughly) V = +11 (roughly) T = 10,000 K Q: What is the luminosity of this star? Express your answer in Watts, and in terms of the solar luminosity (3.8 x 1026 Watts). L(star) 0.4*( M(sun) - M(star) ) ---------- = 10 L(sun) 0.4*( 5 - 11 ) = 10 0.4*(-6) = 10 = 0.004 = 1/250 So this star has only 0.004 solar luminosities. Since the Sun has a luminosity of L(sun) = 3.8 x 10^(26) W, we can calculate L(star) = 0.004 * L(sun) = 0.004 * 3.8 x 10^(26) W = 1.5 x 10^(24) W