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M6.6 solar flare on 1982-01-24
ClassM6.6NOAA report
Peak20:011982-01-24 UTC
Duration41 min
Peak flux6.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 72 / 3850 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 26 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | N11E88 |
| Active region | AR 3573 (6 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1982
X12.9
X12.0
X10.1
X9.8
X8.0
X7.1
X5.9
X5.0
X4.5
X3.6
X3.2
X3.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:50 | 02:03 | 30 | M2.7 | – | – |
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.
← M8.1 1982-01-02M8.8 1982-01-28 →
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A M6.6 flare that began 1982-01-24 19:52 UTC; No. 72 of 3,850 C-class-or-larger flares in 1982.