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M9.3 solar flare on 2004-11-06
ClassM9.3NOAA report
Peak00:342004-11-06 UTC
Duration31 min
Peak flux9.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 14 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N09E05 |
| Active region | AR 10696 (52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:44 | 00:57 | 26 | M5.9 | – | 10696 | |
| 01:40 | 01:57 | 28 | M3.6 | – | 10696 | |
| 19:38 | 19:53 | 25 | M1.4 | N09W06 | 10696 |
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.
← M5.4 2004-11-04M5.9 2004-11-06 →
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A M9.3 flare that began 2004-11-06 00:11 UTC; No. 14 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.