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M5.8 solar flare on 2017-04-03
ClassM5.8NOAA report
Peak14:292017-04-03 UTC
Duration15 min
Peak flux5.8e-05W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank in year | 10 / 415 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 1 |
| M/X flares that month | 7 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
| Position on disk | N19W80 |
| Active region | AR 12644 (18 flares) |
Compared with the strongest flares of 2017
X14.6
X12.9
X3.2
X2.1
X1.2
X1.2
M8.4
M6.4
M6.0
M5.8
M5.8
M5.8
Other M/X flares that day
| Date | Begin | Peak | Min | Class | Location | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:56 | 01:05 | 16 | M1.2 | N15W75 | 12644 |
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.
← M5.7 2017-04-02M8.4 2017-09-04 →
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A M5.8 flare that began 2017-04-03 14:19 UTC; No. 10 of 415 C-class-or-larger flares in 2017.