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M5.4 solar flare on 2002-08-22
ClassM5.4NOAA report
Peak01:572002-08-22 UTC
Duration18 min
Peak flux5.4e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 24 / 2553 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 47 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S07W62 |
| Active region | AR 10069 (74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:39 | 18:02 | 36 | M1.2 | S05E76 | 10087 |
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 2002-08-21X3.1 2002-08-24 →
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A M5.4 flare that began 2002-08-22 01:47 UTC; No. 24 of 2,553 C-class-or-larger flares in 2002.