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M5.3 solar flare on 2011-03-08
ClassM5.3NOAA report
Peak10:442011-03-08 UTC
Duration20 min
Peak flux5.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 18 / 1319 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 22 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Active region | AR 11165 (31 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2011
X6.9
X2.2
X2.1
X1.9
X1.9
X1.8
X1.5
X1.4
M9.3
M9.3
M7.4
M7.1
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:24 | 02:29 | 8 | M1.3 | – | 11165 | |
| 03:37 | 03:58 | 43 | M1.5 | – | 11171 | |
| 18:08 | 18:28 | 33 | M4.4 | – | 11165 | |
| 19:46 | 20:16 | 93 | M1.4 | – | 11165 |
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.
← M6.6 2011-02-18X1.5 2011-03-09 →
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A M5.3 flare that began 2011-03-08 10:35 UTC; No. 18 of 1,319 C-class-or-larger flares in 2011.