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M5.3 solar flare on 2012-07-04
ClassM5.3NOAA report
Peak09:552012-07-04 UTC
Duration10 min
Peak flux5.3e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 21 / 1388 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 6 |
| M/X flares that month | 48 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | S20W18 |
| Active region | AR 11515 (69 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2012
X5.4
X1.8
X1.7
X1.4
X1.3
X1.1
X1.1
M9.0
M8.7
M8.4
M7.9
M7.7
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:28 | 04:37 | 17 | M2.3 | S17W18 | 11515 | |
| 12:07 | 12:24 | 25 | M2.3 | S20W18 | 11515 | |
| 14:35 | 14:40 | 7 | M1.3 | S18W18 | 11515 | |
| 16:33 | 16:39 | 15 | M1.8 | N12W35 | 11513 | |
| 22:03 | 22:09 | 12 | M4.6 | – | – | |
| 23:47 | 23:55 | 15 | M1.2 | – | – |
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.
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A M5.3 flare that began 2012-07-04 09:47 UTC; No. 21 of 1,388 C-class-or-larger flares in 2012.