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X1.2 solar flare on 2003-10-26
ClassX1.2NOAA report
Peak06:542003-10-26 UTC
Duration96 min
Peak flux1.2e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 343 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 17 / 1496 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 44 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S15E44 |
| Active region | AR 10486 (43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:15 | 14:20 | 9 | M1.0 | N05W33 | 10484 | |
| 17:21 | 18:19 | 120 | X1.2 | N02W38 | 10484 | |
| 21:34 | 21:40 | 14 | M7.6 | N01W38 | 10484 |
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 X1.2 flare that began 2003-10-26 05:57 UTC; No. 17 of 1,496 C-class-or-larger flares in 2003.