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    The Bright Star Arcturus Has a Luminosity of and a Temperature
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The Bright Star Arcturus Has a Luminosity of and a Temperature

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The bright star Arcturus has a luminosity of The bright star Arcturus has a luminosity of   and a temperature of 4,300 K.What is its radius? Note that the Sun has a temperature of 5,800 K. and a temperature of 4,300 K.What is its radius? Note that the Sun has a temperature of 5,800 K.

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