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M8.3 solar flare on 2004-01-07
ClassM8.3NOAA report
Peak10:272004-01-07 UTC
Duration19 min
Peak flux8.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 18 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 12 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N06E75 |
| Active region | AR 10537 (19 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2004
X3.6
X2.5
X2.0
X1.8
X1.8
X1.6
X1.3
X1.2
X1.1
X1.1
X1.0
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:43 | 04:04 | 38 | M4.5 | N02E76 | 10537 |
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 M8.3 flare that began 2004-01-07 10:14 UTC; No. 18 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.