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X1.6 solar flare on 2014-11-07
ClassX1.6NOAA report
Peak17:262014-11-07 UTC
Duration41 min
Peak flux1.6e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (1975 – Jun 2017) | 256 / 491 |
| Rank in year | 9 / 2016 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 3 |
| M/X flares that month | 17 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N17E40 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:05 | 02:49 | 87 | M2.7 | N17E50 | 12205 | |
| 04:12 | 04:25 | 26 | M2.0 | N17E50 | 12205 | |
| 10:13 | 10:22 | 17 | M1.0 | N15E43 | 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 X1.6 flare that began 2014-11-07 16:53 UTC; No. 9 of 2,016 C-class-or-larger flares in 2014.