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M8.1 solar flare on 1988-06-23
ClassM8.1NOAA report
Peak17:571988-06-23 UTC
Duration55 min
Peak flux8.1e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 18 / 1845 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 27 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S17W35 |
| Active region | AR 5047 (38 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1988
X5.6
X4.7
X3.2
X2.5
X2.4
X1.6
X1.4
X1.4
X1.3
X1.2
X1.1
X1.1
Other M/X flares that day
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.
← X1.6 1988-06-23X1.3 1988-06-24 →
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A M8.1 flare that began 1988-06-23 17:53 UTC; No. 18 of 1,845 C-class-or-larger flares in 1988.