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M5.7 solar flare on 2013-05-03
ClassM5.7NOAA report
Peak17:322013-05-03 UTC
Duration17 min
Peak flux5.7e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 18 / 1467 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 18 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N16E81 |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2013
X3.3
X3.2
X2.8
X2.3
X2.1
X1.7
X1.7
X1.2
X1.1
X1.1
X1.0
X1.0
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:39 | 16:55 | 43 | M1.3 | N10W38 | 11731 |
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 M5.7 flare that began 2013-05-03 17:24 UTC; No. 18 of 1,467 C-class-or-larger flares in 2013.