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M6.2 solar flare on 2012-07-05
ClassM6.2NOAA report
Peak11:442012-07-05 UTC
Duration10 min
Peak flux6.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 15 / 1388 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 9 |
| M/X flares that month | 48 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | S20W32 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:05 | 01:10 | 10 | M2.4 | S18W26 | 11515 | |
| 02:35 | 02:42 | 12 | M2.2 | – | – | |
| 03:25 | 03:36 | 14 | M4.7 | – | – | |
| 06:49 | 06:58 | 16 | M1.1 | S18W39 | 11514 | |
| 07:40 | 07:45 | 8 | M1.3 | S18W39 | 11514 | |
| 10:44 | 10:48 | 6 | M1.8 | S19W30 | 11515 | |
| 13:05 | 13:18 | 27 | M1.2 | S17W41 | 11514 | |
| 20:09 | 20:14 | 19 | M1.6 | S18W38 | 11515 | |
| 21:37 | 21:45 | 14 | M1.6 | S12W46 | 11514 |
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.
← M5.3 2012-07-04X1.1 2012-07-06 →
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A M6.2 flare that began 2012-07-05 11:39 UTC; No. 15 of 1,388 C-class-or-larger flares in 2012.