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M6.6 solar flare on 1986-01-16
ClassM6.6NOAA report
Peak16:171986-01-16 UTC
Duration7 min
Peak flux6.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 3 / 166 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 3 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 21 |
| Position on disk | S09W86 |
| Active region | AR 4710 (11 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1986
X3.0
X1.7
M6.6
M6.4
M6.4
M5.2
M4.7
M3.0
M2.4
M2.3
M2.2
M1.6
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:37 | 18:49 | 37 | M1.3 | S12W88 | 4710 |
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.
← X1.9 1985-04-24X3.0 1986-02-04 →
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A M6.6 flare that began 1986-01-16 16:16 UTC; No. 3 of 166 C-class-or-larger flares in 1986.