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M8.3 solar flare on 2010-02-12
ClassM8.3NOAA report
Peak11:262010-02-12 UTC
Duration9 min
Peak flux8.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 1 / 193 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 9 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N26E11 |
| Active region | AR 11046 (5 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2010
M8.3
M6.4
M5.4
M4.0
M3.4
M2.9
M2.9
M2.3
M2.0
M2.0
M1.8
M1.7
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:52 | 18:08 | 23 | M1.1 | N28W53 | 11045 |
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.
← M6.4 2010-02-07M5.4 2010-11-06 →
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A M8.3 flare that began 2010-02-12 11:19 UTC; No. 1 of 193 C-class-or-larger flares in 2010.