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M5.3 solar flare on 2003-11-05
ClassM5.3NOAA report
Peak10:522003-11-05 UTC
Duration10 min
Peak flux5.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 33 / 1496 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 28 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S16W90 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:37 | 02:41 | 8 | M1.6 | S19W89 | 10486 |
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.
← X28.0 2003-11-04M9.6 2003-11-20 →
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A M5.3 flare that began 2003-11-05 10:46 UTC; No. 33 of 1,496 C-class-or-larger flares in 2003.