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M9.3 solar flare on 1989-06-20
ClassM9.3NOAA report
Peak22:081989-06-20 UTC
Duration74 min
Peak flux9.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 66 / 2608 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 96 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N18W81 |
| Active region | AR 5528 (25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:48 | 15:08 | 152 | X1.6 | – | – | |
| 17:25 | 17:26 | 20 | M1.5 | S19E68 | 5552 | |
| 20:12 | 20:20 | 35 | M1.1 | S18W54 | 5533 |
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 1989-06-20M7.4 1989-07-03 →
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A M9.3 flare that began 1989-06-20 22:01 UTC; No. 66 of 2,608 C-class-or-larger flares in 1989.