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Solar luminosity

unit of radiant flux in astronomy

Solar luminosity is the total power output of the Sun radiated to space. Solar irradiance, in contrast, is the total power per unit area at a distance of 1 AU (see solar constant).

Luminosity of the sun- 3.846*10^26 watts

or 3.846*10^33 ergs per second.