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M7.6 solar flare on 1989-08-07
ClassM7.6NOAA report
Peak20:541989-08-07 UTC
Duration119 min
Peak flux7.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 81 / 2608 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 57 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | S26W38 |
| Active region | AR 5622 (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:37 | 00:44 | 42 | M1.1 | S16E34 | 5629 | |
| 09:20 | 09:38 | 49 | M2.4 | S23E29 | 5633 | |
| 21:36 | 21:44 | 30 | M1.2 | S30E31 | 5633 |
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.
← X2.6 1989-07-25M5.7 1989-08-11 →
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A M7.6 flare that began 1989-08-07 20:21 UTC; No. 81 of 2,608 C-class-or-larger flares in 1989.