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M6.9 solar flare on 2012-07-08
ClassM6.9NOAA report
Peak16:322012-07-08 UTC
Duration19 min
Peak flux6.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 13 / 1388 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 48 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | S14W83 |
| Active region | AR 11514 (20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05:41 | 05:46 | 11 | M1.3 | S17W65 | 11515 | |
| 09:44 | 09:53 | 13 | M1.1 | S17E71 | 11520 | |
| 12:06 | 12:10 | 7 | M1.4 | S21W69 | 11515 |
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.
← X1.1 2012-07-06X1.4 2012-07-12 →
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A M6.9 flare that began 2012-07-08 16:23 UTC; No. 13 of 1,388 C-class-or-larger flares in 2012.