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M7.3 solar flare on 1982-11-22
ClassM7.3NOAA report
Peak18:281982-11-22 UTC
Duration159 min
Peak flux7.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 62 / 3850 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 5 |
| M/X flares that month | 50 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Active region | AR 3994 (45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:16 | 10:23 | 11 | M2.3 | – | – | |
| 12:24 | 12:26 | 7 | M2.0 | S10W33 | 3994 | |
| 16:32 | 18:17 | 114 | M1.8 | S11W36 | 3994 | |
| 17:41 | 18:17 | 67 | M4.7 | S11W36 | 3994 | |
| 23:43 | 23:46 | 7 | M2.2 | – | – |
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.
← M8.5 1982-11-15X4.5 1982-11-26 →
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A M7.3 flare that began 1982-11-22 17:41 UTC; No. 62 of 3,850 C-class-or-larger flares in 1982.