SEP-C25-0045

May 16, 2023

Science case
5-spacecraft event

Flare date/time [UTC]
2023-05-16 17:12:38
Flare class (GOES)
M5.0
Flare Carrington latitude
17°
Flare Carrington longitude
141°
Flare comments
Flare is behind the limb as seen from Earth, flare location determined using SOLO/STIX

Radio type II bursts
SOLO, PSP, GB
Decametric type II burst
Start time [UT]
17:20
End time [UT]
22:10
Frequency range
20-0.9 MHz
Metric type II burst
Start time [UT]
17:31
End time [UT]
17:44
Frequency range
25-135 MHz
Imaging available
No
Radio comments
RSTN
BepiColombo L1 (SOHO/Wind) Parker Solar Probe STEREO A Solar Orbiter
Radial distance [au] 0.58 1 0.73 0.96 0.69
Carrington latitude [deg] -3 -3 4 -3 7
Carrington longitude [deg] 54 15 112 7 177
e- (~1 MeV) / p (25-40 MeV) ratio 1.69e+02 1.24e+02 1.49e+03 3.15e+01 2.77e+02
p 25 MeV
Onset date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Onset time [UTC] ~17:45:00 18:23:58 17:53:34 17:40:39 18:30:05
Averaging used for onset [min] 30 5 2 40 20
Sector used for onset 0
A
sun
Peak date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-17 2023-05-16 2023-05-17 2023-05-16
Peak time [UTC] 19:15:00 00:06:28 20:59:34 04:20:39 20:10:05
Peak flux [cm-2s-1sr-1MeV-1] 2.58e-02 6.16e-03 4.19e+00 3.75e-03 9.06e-03
Averaging used for peak [min] 30 10 10 40 20
Sector used for peak 2
A
south
Inferred injection date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Inferred injection time [UTC] 17:26:00 17:47:00 17:28:00 17:05:00 18:06:00
Spiral length used for inferred injection time [au] 0.61 1.12 0.79 1.09 0.75
Solar wind speed [km/s]
482 398 417
Comments Onset determined by eye PSP not in nominal orientation
e- 100 keV
Onset date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Onset time [UTC] 17:27:00 17:47:00 17:31:57 17:43:00 18:05:00
Averaging used for onset [min] 5 5 1 5 10
Sector used for onset 0 0 3 (sun) sun sun
Peak date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Peak time [UTC] 17:45:00 18:05:00 21:15:00 17:55:00 18:55:10
Peak flux [cm-2s-1sr-1MeV-1] 1.32e+03 2.51e+02 6.15e+04 1.10e+02 9.10e+02
Averaging used for peak [min] 10 10 10 10 10
Sector used for peak 1 1 7 (asun) sun asun
Inferred injection date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Inferred injection time [UTC] 17:18:00 17:30:00 17:20:00 17:27:00 17:54:00
Spiral length used for inferred injection time [au] 0.61 1.14 0.79 1.09 0.75
Solar wind speed [km/s]
444 402 417
Comments PSP not in nominal orientation Peak followed by further long-lasting gradual increase
e- 1 MeV
Onset date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Onset time [UTC] <=17:35:00 17:47:00 17:26:30 <=18:45:00 17:55:00
Averaging used for onset [min] 10 10 1 50 10
Sector used for onset 0
A
sun
Peak date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-17 2023-05-16
Peak time [UTC] 18:35:00 19:37:00 18:45:00 01:25:00 19:55:00
Peak flux [cm-2s-1sr-1MeV-1] 1.44e+00 1.17e-01 6.25e+03 6.36e-02 1.12e+00
Averaging used for peak [min] 10 10 10 50 10
Sector used for peak 2
B
north
Inferred injection date [UTC] 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16 2023-05-16
Inferred injection time [UTC] 17:30:00 17:38:00 17:20:00 18:36:00 17:48:00
Spiral length used for inferred injection time [au] 0.61 1.12 0.79 1.10 0.75
Solar wind speed [km/s]
480 415 415
Comments PSP not in nominal orientation