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X1.2 solar flare on 2017-09-08
ClassX1.2GOES-16 science data
Peak07:492017-09-08 UTC
Duration19 min
Peak flux1.2e-04W/m²
| Comparison | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank among X flares (since Jun 2017) | 68 / 108 |
| Rank in year | 6 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:18 | 02:24 | 10 | M2.0 | – | – | |
| 03:39 | 03:43 | 6 | M1.8 | – | – | |
| 15:03 | 15:47 | 61 | M4.6 | – | – | |
| 23:30 | 23:45 | 26 | M3.3 | – | – |
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.
← M6.0 2017-09-07M5.8 2017-09-09 →
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A X1.2 flare that began 2017-09-08 07:39 UTC; No. 6 of 415 C-class-or-larger flares in 2017.