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X3.2 solar flare on 2017-09-06
ClassX3.2GOES-16 science data
Peak09:102017-09-06 UTC
Duration25 min
Peak flux3.2e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (since Jun 2017) | 17 / 108 |
| Rank in year | 3 / 415 |
| Other M/X flares that day | 4 |
| M/X flares that month | 39 |
| Solar cycle | Cycle 24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | 12:02 | 18 | X14.6 | – | – | |
| 15:51 | 15:56 | 13 | M4.0 | – | – | |
| 19:17 | 19:30 | 19 | M2.2 | – | – | |
| 23:29 | 23:39 | 15 | M1.9 | – | – |
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.
← M5.8 2017-09-05X14.6 2017-09-06 →
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A X3.2 flare that began 2017-09-06 08:52 UTC; No. 3 of 415 C-class-or-larger flares in 2017.