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M5.9 solar flare on 2004-10-30
ClassM5.9NOAA report
Peak16:332004-10-30 UTC
Duration19 min
Peak flux5.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 26 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 10 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N13W28 |
| Active region | AR 10691 (34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:23 | 03:33 | 14 | M3.3 | N13W20 | 10691 | |
| 06:08 | 06:18 | 14 | M4.2 | N13W22 | 10691 | |
| 09:09 | 09:28 | 21 | M3.7 | N14W24 | 10691 | |
| 11:38 | 11:46 | 12 | X1.2 | N13W25 | 10691 |
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 2004-10-30M5.0 2004-11-03 →
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A M5.9 flare that began 2004-10-30 16:18 UTC; No. 26 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.