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M6.7 solar flare on 2005-01-19
ClassM6.7NOAA report
Peak07:312005-01-19 UTC
Duration57 min
Peak flux6.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 25 / 699 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 27 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | N16W53 |
| Active region | AR 10720 (88 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2005
X17.0
X7.1
X6.2
X5.4
X3.8
X3.6
X2.6
X2.1
X1.7
X1.7
X1.5
X1.3
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:03 | 08:22 | 37 | X1.3 | N15W51 | 10720 | |
| 10:19 | 10:24 | 10 | M2.7 | N17W52 | 10720 | |
| 15:32 | 15:40 | 16 | M1.6 | N16W59 | 10720 |
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.
← X3.8 2005-01-17X1.3 2005-01-19 →
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A M6.7 flare that began 2005-01-19 06:58 UTC; No. 25 of 699 C-class-or-larger flares in 2005.