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M7.2 solar flare on 2014-01-07
ClassM7.2NOAA report
Peak10:132014-01-07 UTC
Duration30 min
Peak flux7.2e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 24 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 2 |
| M/X flares that month | 27 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | S13E11 |
| Active region | AR 11944 (33 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2014
X4.9
X3.1
X2.2
X2.0
X2.0
X1.8
X1.6
X1.6
X1.6
X1.5
X1.3
X1.2
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:49 | 03:53 | 7 | M1.0 | N07E08 | 11946 | |
| 18:04 | 18:32 | 54 | X1.2 | – | – |
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.
← M9.9 2014-01-01X1.2 2014-01-07 →
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A M7.2 flare that began 2014-01-07 10:07 UTC; No. 24 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.