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M5.6 solar flare on 2005-08-22
ClassM5.6NOAA report
Peak17:272005-08-22 UTC
Duration76 min
Peak flux5.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 30 / 699 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 8 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 23 |
| Position on disk | S13W65 |
| Active region | AR 10798 (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:44 | 01:33 | 94 | M2.6 | S11W54 | 10798 |
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.
← X1.3 2005-07-30M6.4 2005-08-25 →
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A M5.6 flare that began 2005-08-22 16:46 UTC; No. 30 of 699 C-class-or-larger flares in 2005.