Version:2.7.1
Catalog
ResourceID
spase://JAXA/Catalog/Hinode/XRT/Flares
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
XRT Flare Catalog
ReleaseDate
2026-07-02 12:41:31
Description
XRT Flare Catalog tracks solar flares observed by the X-Ray Telescope (XRT) onboard the Hinode mission. It logs event times, spatial coordinates, GOES X-ray classes, and specific XRT observation details, providing high-cadence imagery and movies for solar research.
Contacts
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
AccessURL
Format
HTML
InstrumentIDs
PhenomenonType
SolarFlare
TimeSpan
StartDate
2006-11-02 11:24:00
StopDate
2025-05-31 22:34:00
Parameter #1
Name
ID
Description
The event number corresponding to the broader Hinode Flare Catalog
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SupportQuantity
Housekeeping
Parameter #2
Name
Peak (UT)
Description
The time of peak GOES X-ray flux, in Universal Time (UT)
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Parameter #3
Parameter #4
Name
X
Description
The coordinate positions of the flare with respect to Sun-center, measured in arcseconds.
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #5
Name
Y
Description
The coordinate positions of the flare with respect to Sun-center, measured in arcseconds.
Support
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #6
Name
Class
Description
The GOES X-ray classification (e.g., C5, M1, X1) representing flare intensity
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Parameter #7
Name
XRT
Description
Total number of XRT observations, excluding calibration, visible light, and flare detection images.
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Parameter #8
Name
Flare resp.
Description
Images captured using XRT’s special flare response program, which automatically triggers when detecting a flare.
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Parameter #9
Name
PFB
Description
Indicates if high-cadence data from the pre-flare buffer was downloaded (Yes, No, or NA)
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Parameter #10
Name
SOT
Description
The number of concurrent observations taken by other onboard or partner instruments.
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Parameter #11
Name
EIS
Description
The number of concurrent observations taken by other onboard or partner instruments.
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Parameter #12
Name
RHESSI
Description
The number of concurrent observations taken by other onboard or partner instruments.
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Parameter #13
Name
NOAA Region
Description
The designated number for the solar active region where the flare occurred.
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