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M6.2 solar flare on 2004-07-13
ClassM6.2NOAA report
Peak19:322004-07-13 UTC
Duration12 min
Peak flux6.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 23 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 39 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N14W56 |
| Active region | AR 10646 (15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:09 | 00:17 | 14 | M6.7 | N14W45 | 10646 | |
| 08:40 | 08:48 | 15 | M5.4 | N14W51 | 10646 | |
| 11:59 | 12:08 | 13 | M2.9 | S10E72 | 10649 | |
| 18:33 | 18:38 | 9 | M1.1 | S12E66 | 10649 |
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 M6.2 flare that began 2004-07-13 19:24 UTC; No. 23 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.