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X1.2 solar flare on 2000-06-07
ClassX1.2NOAA report
Peak15:532000-06-07 UTC
Duration32 min
Peak flux1.2e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 336 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 11 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 25 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N23E03 |
| Active region | AR 9026 (44 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2000
X5.7
X4.0
X2.3
X2.3
X2.0
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.8
X1.2
X1.2
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:37 | 04:44 | 15 | M2.2 | S31W69 | 9031 |
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.
← X2.3 2000-06-06M5.2 2000-06-10 →
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A X1.2 flare that began 2000-06-07 15:34 UTC; No. 11 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.