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M5.7 solar flare on 1989-03-08
ClassM5.7NOAA report
Peak08:571989-03-08 UTC
Duration58 min
Peak flux5.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 109 / 2608 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 100 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N31E52 |
| Active region | AR 5395 (107 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 1989
X20.0
X15.0
X13.0
X9.8
X6.5
X5.7
X4.5
X4.1
X4.0
X4.0
X3.9
X3.6
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:13 | 14:42 | 156 | M1.2 | N28E48 | 5395 | |
| 18:50 | 18:57 | 18 | M4.6 | – | – |
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.
← X1.8 1989-03-07M7.6 1989-03-09 →
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A M5.7 flare that began 1989-03-08 08:26 UTC; No. 109 of 2,608 C-class-or-larger flares in 1989.