The hottest exoplanet known orbits its host star at a distance of just 0.04 AU. The host star is hot, 10,000 K, and has a radius of 1.5 times that of the sun. Estimate the "no greenhouse" temperature for this planet. Compare to the melting point of iron.

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The hottest exoplanet known orbits its host star at a distance of just 0.04 AU. The host star is hot,
10,000 K, and has a radius of 1.5 times that of the sun. Estimate the "no greenhouse" temperature
for this planet. Compare to the melting point of iron.
Transcribed Image Text:The hottest exoplanet known orbits its host star at a distance of just 0.04 AU. The host star is hot, 10,000 K, and has a radius of 1.5 times that of the sun. Estimate the "no greenhouse" temperature for this planet. Compare to the melting point of iron.
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