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M6.2 solar flare on 1989-09-11
ClassM6.2NOAA report
Peak19:401989-09-11 UTC
Duration37 min
Peak flux6.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 103 / 2608 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 71 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N19W02 |
| Active region | AR 5680 (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23:44 | 23:48 | 17 | M2.2 | S20W76 | 5669 |
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.
← X1.3 1989-09-09M5.3 1989-09-12 →
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A M6.2 flare that began 1989-09-11 19:38 UTC; No. 103 of 2,608 C-class-or-larger flares in 1989.