Orders of magnitude (luminous flux)

To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list contains various light sources, with outputs measured in lumens (lm).

Factor
[lm]		 Multiple Value Item
10−21 centilumen (clm)0.025 lmOne firefly
10110 lumen (lm)12.57 lmOne candle[1]
102 1 hectolumen (hlm) 780 lm60 W incandescent light bulb
875 lm50 W halogen lamp
900 lm15 W compact fluorescent lamp
930 lm75 W incandescent light bulb
103 1 kilolumen (klm) 1000 lmHigh-power LED[2]
1400 lm75 W halogen lamp[3]
1550 lm23 W compact fluorescent lamp[4][5]
2990 lm200 W incandescent light bulb
10410 kilolumen (klm)75 000 lmEdison Commemorative Light Bulb[6]
105100 kilolumen (klm)600 000 lmIMAX projector bulb[7]
1091 gigalumen (Glm)42.3 billion lm"Luxor Sky Beam" spotlight array
10241 yottalumen (Ylm)about 4.6×1024 lmM9V red dwarf star (dimmest class)
102510 yottalumen (Ylm)about 3×1025 lmV886 Centauri (white dwarf)
102810 thousand yottalumen (Ylm)3.6×1028 lmThe Sun (3.846×1026 W × 93 lm/W[8][9])
1029100 thousand yottalumen (Ylm)7.26×1029 lmSirius
1032100 million yottalumen (Ylm)9.5570×1032 lmHD 68273 (a Wolf-Rayet star)[10]
1038100 trillion yottalumen (Ylm)1.382×1038 lmType Ia supernova
1041100 quadrillion yottalumen (Ylm)1.26×1041 lmQuasar 3C 273
10421 quintillion yottalumen (Ylm)~1042 lmHyperluminous quasar APM 08279+5255[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert H (Doc) Bryant. "Lumens, Illuminance, Foot-candles and bright shiny beads…". Theledlight.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Powerful Little Light: LED With 1,000 Lumens". Physorg.com. March 15, 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  3. ↑ oee.nrcan.gc.ca - Lighting Reference Guide - Incandescent Lamps
  4. ↑ "Osram Dulux EL electronic energy-saving lamps" (PDF). Osram.dk. Archived from the original (pdf) on November 22, 2009. Retrieved Jan 4, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Conventional CFLs". Energy Federation Incorporated. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  6. ↑ "Edison-Ford Winter Estates, Fort Myers, FL". Kilokat's Antique Light Bulb Site. Kilokat's Antique Light Bulb Site. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "About IMAX". The Henry Ford. The Henry Ford. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  8. ↑ John P. Millis. "The Sun". About.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Maximum Efficiency of White Light" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-07-31.
  10. ↑ "The absolute magnitude of some galactic Wolf-Rayet stars". Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  11. ↑ MICHAEL J. IRWIN; RODRIGO A. IBATA; GERAINT F. LEWIS & EDWARD J. TOTTEN. "APM 08279+5255: An Ultraluminous Broad Absorption Line Quasar at a Redshift z = 3.87". The Astrophysical Journal. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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