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X5.6 solar flare on 1988-06-24
ClassX5.6NOAA report
Peak16:481988-06-24 UTC
Duration94 min
Peak flux5.6e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 45 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 1 / 1845 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 27 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| 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
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:18 | 04:30 | 163 | X1.3 | S18W45 | 5047 | |
| 16:03 | 16:48 | 51 | X2.4 | S17W52 | 5047 | |
| 21:23 | 21:28 | 30 | M3.3 | S21E89 | – |
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.
← X2.4 1988-06-24M6.0 1988-06-25 →
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A X5.6 flare that began 1988-06-24 16:44 UTC; No. 1 of 1,845 C-class-or-larger flares in 1988.