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M7.6 solar flare on 2003-10-26
ClassM7.6NOAA report
Peak21:402003-10-26 UTC
Duration14 min
Peak flux7.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 25 / 1496 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 44 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N01W38 |
| Active region | AR 10484 (48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:57 | 06:54 | 96 | X1.2 | S15E44 | 10486 | |
| 14:15 | 14:20 | 9 | M1.0 | N05W33 | 10484 | |
| 17:21 | 18:19 | 120 | X1.2 | N02W38 | 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.
← X1.2 2003-10-26M5.0 2003-10-27 →
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A M7.6 flare that began 2003-10-26 21:34 UTC; No. 25 of 1,496 C-class-or-larger flares in 2003.