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X1.4 solar flare on 1983-06-06
ClassX1.4NOAA report
Peak13:511983-06-06 UTC
Duration121 min
Peak flux1.4e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 281 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 5 / 2060 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 28 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | S11W15 |
| Active region | AR 4201 (84 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1983
X4.1
X3.1
X2.4
X2.3
X1.4
X1.3
M8.5
M7.0
M6.7
M5.6
M5.6
M5.5
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:02 | 03:10 | 23 | M1.5 | – | 4201 | |
| 05:16 | 05:16 | 46 | M1.3 | S11W09 | 4201 | |
| 07:46 | 07:54 | 69 | M1.5 | S10W13 | 4201 | |
| 17:37 | 17:44 | 24 | M1.7 | S11W19 | 4201 |
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.
← X2.3 1983-05-15M5.6 1983-06-16 →
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A X1.4 flare that began 1983-06-06 13:31 UTC; No. 5 of 2,060 C-class-or-larger flares in 1983.