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M5.9 solar flare on 2000-09-16
ClassM5.9NOAA report
Peak04:262000-09-16 UTC
Duration42 min
Peak flux5.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 26 / 2492 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 15 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N14W07 |
| Active region | AR 9165 (25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:16 | 14:28 | 16 | M3.3 | N13W07 | 9165 |
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.
← M8.0 2000-07-25M5.1 2000-09-19 →
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A M5.9 flare that began 2000-09-16 04:06 UTC; No. 26 of 2,492 C-class-or-larger flares in 2000.