Brightness temperature calculation

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Where to find an exact formula for brightness temperature caculation?
Only Wien's approximation is used everywhere. It is too crude for me.
 
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There is no exact "general" formula.
However, the brightness can be calculated if you know the emissivity of the material (an empirical parameter, which you need look it up in a table).