Its visual luminosity is about 10,000 times that of the Sun , but because the star radiates a considerable part of its energy in the infrared part of the spectrum , the bolometric luminosity equals roughly 65,000 times that of the Sun .
Its visual luminosity is about 10,000 times that of the Sun . Because the star radiates much of its energy in the infrared part of the spectrum , the bolometric luminosity is about 65,000 times that of the Sun .