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M6.0 solar flare on 1988-06-25
ClassM6.0NOAA report
Peak16:451988-06-25 UTC
Duration21 min
Peak flux6.0e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 28 / 1845 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 27 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S20E89 |
| Active region | AR 5060 (55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:18 | 06:59 | 95 | M3.0 | – | – | |
| 08:15 | 08:25 | 52 | M1.2 | – | – | |
| 11:09 | 11:13 | 15 | M1.7 | S19W65 | 5047 | |
| 12:48 | 12:56 | 54 | M1.3 | S16W66 | 5047 |
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.
← X5.6 1988-06-24M6.5 1988-06-29 →
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A M6.0 flare that began 1988-06-25 16:36 UTC; No. 28 of 1,845 C-class-or-larger flares in 1988.