What is the maximum distance a planet orbiting the sun could have liquid water on its surface?

Lets say there's a super earth orbiting the sun at 3.00 AU, how thick would its atmosphere have to be to trap enough heat to make the planet warm enough for liquid water to flow on its surface?

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