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M5.6 solar flare on 2015-01-13
ClassM5.6NOAA report
Peak04:242015-01-13 UTC
Duration25 min
Peak flux5.6e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 8 / 1407 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 13 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N06W70 |
| Active region | AR 12257 (10 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2015
X2.7
X2.2
M9.2
M8.2
M7.9
M6.6
M5.8
M5.6
M5.6
M5.5
M5.1
M4.9
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04:46 | 04:58 | 24 | M4.9 | N06W70 | 12257 |
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 M5.6 flare that began 2015-01-13 04:13 UTC; No. 8 of 1,407 C-class-or-larger flares in 2015.