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M7.3 solar flare on 2003-06-12
ClassM7.3NOAA report
Peak01:302003-06-12 UTC
Duration48 min
Peak flux7.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 26 / 1496 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 45 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Active region | AR 10375 (81 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2003
X28.0
X17.2
X10.0
X8.3
X5.4
X3.9
X3.6
X2.7
X1.7
X1.6
X1.5
X1.5
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:58 | 14:03 | 11 | M1.0 | N10W65 | 10375 | |
| 17:06 | 17:12 | 10 | M1.1 | N14W73 | 10375 | |
| 21:22 | 21:27 | 9 | M2.6 | – | 10375 |
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.
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A M7.3 flare that began 2003-06-12 01:04 UTC; No. 26 of 1,496 C-class-or-larger flares in 2003.