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M7.9 solar flare on 2014-11-05
ClassM7.9NOAA report
Peak09:472014-11-05 UTC
Duration29 min
Peak flux7.9e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 21 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N20E68 |
| Active region | AR 12205 (43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 | 19:44 | 85 | M2.9 | N17E65 | 12205 |
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 M7.9 flare that began 2014-11-05 09:26 UTC; No. 21 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.