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X0.2 solar flare on 1979-08-26
ClassX0.2NOAA report
Peak17:021979-08-26 UTC
Duration346 min
Peak flux2.0e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 458 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 9 / 1469 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 19 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | N05W09 |
| Active region | AR 1943 (31 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1979
M6.0
M5.0
M5.0
M3.0
M2.0
M2.0
M2.0
M2.0
M2.0
M1.0
M1.0
M1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:40 | 01:57 | 21 | M0.1 | S13W57 | 1946 |
All times UTC. Until June 2017 classes are NOAA's reports of the time (GOES-15 and earlier included a 0.7 scaling factor); later classes come from calibrated GOES-16/18 data, so the same flare reads about 1.4× larger. Do not compare the two periods directly.
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A X0.2 flare that began 1979-08-26 16:17 UTC; No. 9 of 1,469 C-class-or-larger flares in 1979.