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An astronomer is trying to estimate the surface temperature of a star with a radius of 5.0* 10^8m by modeling it as an ideal blackbody. The astronomer has measured the intensity of radiation due to the star at a distance of 2.5* 10^{13}m and found it to be equal to 0.055 W/m^2. Given this information, what is the temperature of the surface of the star?

My attempt:

I tried using I(labda)= 2*pi*h*c² /labda^5*(e^(hc/labda*k*T)-1)
But ik keep getting stuck.. I don't know what to do with the radius of the star nor do i know what to do with the distance between the star and the measurement of I..
 
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Are you talking about:
P=4pir^2*s*T^4

Where s is the Stefan Bolzmann constant ??
Because now i don't know what to do with the distance given from th star to the place of the measurement..