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M5.9 solar flare on 2004-11-06
ClassM5.9NOAA report
Peak00:572004-11-06 UTC
Duration26 min
Peak flux5.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 27 / 1046 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:11 | 00:34 | 31 | M9.3 | N09E05 | 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.
← M9.3 2004-11-06X2.0 2004-11-07 →
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A M5.9 flare that began 2004-11-06 00:44 UTC; No. 27 of 1,046 C-class-or-larger flares in 2004.