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M9.2 solar flare on 1989-11-06
ClassM9.2NOAA report
Peak13:451989-11-06 UTC
Duration50 min
Peak flux9.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 68 / 2608 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 67 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 22 |
| Position on disk | N20E19 |
| Active region | AR 5776 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:10 | 12:11 | 80 | M3.7 | N17E24 | 5776 | |
| 18:31 | 18:44 | 64 | M1.6 | N18E16 | 5776 | |
| 20:41 | 20:46 | 40 | M2.5 | N18E14 | 5776 |
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.
← X1.0 1989-10-27M6.9 1989-11-07 →
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A M9.2 flare that began 1989-11-06 13:43 UTC; No. 68 of 2,608 C-class-or-larger flares in 1989.