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M6.5 solar flare on 1988-11-27
ClassM6.5NOAA report
Peak22:301988-11-27 UTC
Duration95 min
Peak flux6.5e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 24 / 1845 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 34 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S18E45 |
| Active region | AR 5254 (17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:01 | 08:12 | 19 | M1.4 | N29W90 | 5241 |
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.
← M7.0 1988-11-13X1.1 1988-12-15 →
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A M6.5 flare that began 1988-11-27 22:07 UTC; No. 24 of 1,845 C-class-or-larger flares in 1988.