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M5.7 solar flare on 2001-11-07
ClassM5.7NOAA report
Peak20:012001-11-07 UTC
Duration56 min
Peak flux5.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 45 / 2429 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 48 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S17E44 |
| Active region | AR 9690 (53 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2001
X20.0
X14.4
X6.2
X5.6
X5.3
X3.4
X2.8
X2.6
X2.3
X2.0
X1.7
X1.6
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:39 | 01:46 | 13 | M1.1 | S18E54 | 9690 | |
| 04:37 | 04:44 | 13 | M1.4 | S19E50 | 9690 | |
| 09:27 | 09:33 | 12 | M2.0 | S18E58 | 9690 | |
| 22:31 | 22:37 | 18 | M1.0 | S18E41 | 9690 |
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 2001-11-04M9.1 2001-11-08 →
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A M5.7 flare that began 2001-11-07 19:30 UTC; No. 45 of 2,429 C-class-or-larger flares in 2001.