Radiative Power

The Radiative Power property of an object represents the rate that energy is absorbed by the object over time from sources of light and heat in the simulation, such as nearby stars. Radiative Power is a read-only property that is continually calculated by Universe Sandbox.

Location
For Planetary Body objects, the Radiative Power property is located in the Radiation section of the object's Surface tab. For Stars, Black Holes, and Human-Scale Objects, the Radiative Power property is located in the Temperature tab.

Units
Radiative Power can be viewed using the following units:
 * Solar luminosity (L star) = 3.846×1026 W
 * Watts (W) is the SI unit for luminosity.

Temperature
If the object absorbs more power from external sources than it emits back into space, the Effective Temperature of the object will increase.