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M5.8 solar flare on 2002-07-11
ClassM5.8NOAA report
Peak14:512002-07-11 UTC
Duration13 min
Peak flux5.8e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 22 / 2553 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 35 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N21E58 |
| Active region | AR 10030 (46 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2002
X4.8
X3.3
X3.1
X3.0
X2.1
X1.8
X1.5
X1.5
X1.5
X1.2
X1.0
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:15 | 14:19 | 7 | M1.0 | N19E65 | 10030 |
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.
← M5.3 2002-07-03X3.0 2002-07-15 →
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A M5.8 flare that began 2002-07-11 14:44 UTC; No. 22 of 2,553 C-class-or-larger flares in 2002.