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X2.8 solar flare on 2013-05-13
ClassX2.8NOAA report
Peak16:052013-05-13 UTC
Duration28 min
Peak flux2.8e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 125 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 3 / 1467 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 18 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N14E83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:53 | 02:17 | 39 | X1.7 | – | – | |
| 11:57 | 12:03 | 12 | M1.3 | – | – |
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.
← X1.7 2013-05-13X3.2 2013-05-14 →
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A X2.8 flare that began 2013-05-13 15:48 UTC; No. 3 of 1,467 C-class-or-larger flares in 2013.