Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun, has a surface temperature of 3040 K. Find (a) the wavelength at which this star emits most strongly and (b) the power that this star radiates per unit surface area in a range of wavelengths 12.0 nm wide centered on the wavelength in part (a).

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