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A star’s intrinsic brightness, or luminosity, depends on its?

1. A star’s intrinsic brightness, or luminosity, depends on its?

 

A star’s own intrinsic luminosity depends on its size and surface temperature, following the Stefan-Boltzmann relationship. Its distance from Earth affects only how bright it appears from here, not its true output.

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