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M7.3 solar flare on 1980-06-07
ClassM7.3NOAA report
Peak03:151980-06-07 UTC
Duration10 min
Peak flux7.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 33 / 2460 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 46 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | N14W70 |
| Active region | AR 2495 (8 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1980
X9.0
X4.4
X3.9
X3.3
X3.3
X3.0
X2.7
X2.6
X2.5
X2.5
X2.2
X1.9
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:19 | 01:20 | 5 | M2.5 | N13W70 | 2495 | |
| 12:41 | 12:51 | 27 | M1.6 | – | – |
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.
← X2.2 1980-06-04X2.6 1980-06-21 →
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A M7.3 flare that began 1980-06-07 03:12 UTC; No. 33 of 2,460 C-class-or-larger flares in 1980.