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X1.6 solar flare on 1982-12-16
ClassX1.6NOAA report
Peak15:051982-12-16 UTC
Duration253 min
Peak flux1.6e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 247 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 27 / 3850 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 88 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | S07W09 |
| Active region | AR 4025 (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:07 | 10:07 | 13 | M3.4 | S10E05 | 4026 | |
| 14:18 | 14:25 | 33 | M1.1 | S10E04 | 4026 | |
| 19:24 | 19:29 | 110 | M1.3 | S17W51 | 4021 |
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 X1.6 flare that began 1982-12-16 14:53 UTC; No. 27 of 3,850 C-class-or-larger flares in 1982.