• CME heights (with respect to the disk center) are measured at the fastest segment of the leading edge.
  • PA= Position Angle measured from Solar North in degrees (counter-clockwise)
  • Halo CMEs are indicated in the "Central PA" column. The letters ("S", "BA", "OA") in the brackets show type of halo CMEs. See examples.
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    First C2 Appearance
    Date Time [UT]
    Central
    PA
    [deg]
    Angular
    Width [deg]
    Linear
    Speed [km/s]
    2nd-order Speed at final height [km/s] 2nd-order Speed at 20 Rs [km/s] Accel
    [m/s2]
    Mass
    [gram]
    Kinetic
    Energy
    [erg]
    MPA [deg] Movies, plots, & links Remarks
    1997/02/01 00:30:05 33 10 279 --- --- --- ---- ---- 45 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/01 01:37:24 95 59 218 254 351 4.1*1 4.5e+14 1.1e+29 96 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/01 06:48:12 89 43 245 296 276 1.8 1.9e+15 5.8e+29 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/01 08:02:54 275 39 228 282 288 2.5*1 ---- ---- 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/01 12:30:05 353 9 322 --- --- --- ---- ---- 355 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/02 03:30:05 95 56 288 289 290 0.1*1 6.7e+13 2.8e+28 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/02 05:50:05 102 47 221 154 0 -8.3 2.6e+14 6.4e+28 108 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/02 10:30:05 279 36 168 171 178 0.2*1 2.6e+13*2 3.6e+27*2 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/02 11:30:05 0 15 290 --- --- --- ---- ---- 358 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/02 12:30:05 94 61 234 254 264 1.1*1 ---- ---- 109 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/02 21:30:05 350 10 286 --- --- --- ---- ---- 347 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/02 21:30:05 263 25 132 155 184 1.0*1 7.0e+13 6.1e+27 267 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/03 06:30:08 270 41 55 87 151 1.0*1 1.6e+14 2.5e+27 270 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/03 11:30:05 81 48 88 87 80 -0.1*1 5.6e+12 2.2e+26 86 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/03 18:18:37 274 67 345 526 456 9.3 2.8e+15 1.7e+30 272 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    1997/02/04 08:30:05 79 30 150 164 193 0.8*1 1.8e+14 2.1e+28 85 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/04 15:49:06 267 32 255 227 191 -1.9*1 6.2e+13 2.0e+28 272 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/04 18:10:05 93 59 340 449 628 15.0 2.7e+14 1.6e+29 97 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/05 00:30:05 273 23 243 340 304 3.2*1 ---- ---- 270 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/05 03:30:05 228 58 108 101 0 -0.7*1 3.9e+13 2.2e+27 234 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    1997/02/05 13:30:05 327 14 221 169 0 -14.5*1 ---- ---- 325 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/05 17:35:41 319 13 267 255 0 -3.5*1 ---- ---- 317 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/07 00:30:05 209 10 269 316 295 1.7*1 ---- ---- 97 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/07 00:30:05 Halo (OA) 360 490 718 635 14.3 4.1e+15*2 4.9e+30*2 266 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    1997/02/07 16:30:05 272 53 223 316 323 3.8*1 4.2e+15 1.1e+30 269 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/07 21:30:05 100 20 165 297 293 4.0*1 1.2e+14 1.6e+28 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/08 00:30:05 16 10 367 --- --- --- ---- ---- 25 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 2 points
    1997/02/08 03:30:05 252 32 194 333 348 5.0*1 6.9e+13 1.3e+28 256 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/08 09:30:05 258 10 206 351 621 18.0*1 ---- ---- 262 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/08 10:30:05 19 7 276 --- --- --- ---- ---- 25 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/08 18:30:05 325 2 379 502 699 18.2*1 ---- ---- 320 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/08 18:30:05 289 8 158 53 0 -26.7*1 ---- ---- 281 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points
    1997/02/08 21:30:06 259 18 177 225 325 3.9*1 ---- ---- 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/08 23:30:05 325 2 ---- --- --- --- ---- ---- 322 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2; Unable to measure
    1997/02/09 00:30:05 259 18 256 402 349 6.1*1 ---- ---- 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/09 03:30:05 324 8 414 --- --- --- ---- ---- 317 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/09 13:15:16 255 7 185 258 394 7.0*1 ---- ---- 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/09 18:27:55 90 25 236 344 344 4.6*1 2.1e+14 5.9e+28 90 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/09 19:15:17 257 16 286 412 392 7.6*1 ---- ---- 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/10 09:30:05 258 20 272 323 352 3.8*1 ---- ---- 259 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/10 22:30:05 352 9 286 61 0 -128.5*1 ---- ---- 351 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/11 01:30:05 259 28 230 387 377 6.3*1 2.8e+13 7.5e+27 258 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/11 07:30:05 185 12 168 411 1471 90.7*1 ---- ---- 185 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/11 11:30:05 350 8 179 148 0 -8.7*1 ---- ---- 351 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1997/02/11 13:55:05 86 44 190 202 207 0.5*1 ---- ---- 89 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/11 18:54:56 216 10 242 138 0 -11.7*1 ---- ---- 225 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/12 07:30:05 297 39 208 288 353 4.5 3.2e+14 6.9e+28 292 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/12 15:55:05 188 8 441 --- --- --- ---- ---- 192 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/13 01:30:05 291 10 271 --- --- --- ---- ---- 283 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/13 02:55:05 298 8 201 272 371 5.4*1 ---- ---- 291 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/13 10:55:05 92 20 162 244 284 3.4*1 ---- ---- 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/13 17:15:13 276 36 259 319 364 4.8*1 ---- ---- 275 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/13 17:27:14 357 9 1662 --- --- --- ---- ---- 358 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/13 19:20:06 329 10 444 --- --- --- ---- ---- 320 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/13 22:55:05 284 31 223 268 269 1.9*1 4.2e+14 1.1e+29 288 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/13 23:30:05 251 23 293 342 319 2.0*1 1.4e+14 5.9e+28 255 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/14 01:36:17 321 13 377 614 1504 95.2*1 ---- ---- 315 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/14 14:53:05 83 32 71 75 101 0.3*1 8.0e+13 2.0e+27 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/15 07:36:17 284 21 185 270 498 11.6*1 ---- ---- 276 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/16 01:36:15 201 7 289 --- --- --- ---- ---- 210 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/16 01:36:15 344 8 256 --- --- --- ---- ---- 342 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/16 02:30:05 254 14 185 240 272 2.6*1 ---- ---- 257 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/16 03:25:06 339 11 306 326 580 10.7*1 ---- ---- 338 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/16 06:30:08 283 36 201 219 284 2.0*1 ---- ---- 276 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/16 16:35:05 275 28 181 43 0 -16.2*1 ---- ---- 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points
    1997/02/16 21:55:05 330 11 218 312 1110 51.0*1 ---- ---- 329 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/17 01:36:16 281 30 177 110 0 -5.2*1 3.0e+13 4.7e+27 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/17 08:30:05 351 11 580 --- --- --- ---- ---- 347 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/18 11:03:07 86 34 234 233 233 -0.1*1 1.3e+13 3.4e+27 89 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/18 19:32:09 326 14 118 4 0 -31.3*1 ---- ---- 320 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/18 20:38:27 358 7 305 --- --- --- ---- ---- 358 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/18 22:30:05 325 9 456 599 1424 81.6*1 ---- ---- 318 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/19 03:55:05 327 11 261 289 539 10.1*1 ---- ---- 320 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1997/02/19 06:30:08 278 49 190 119 0 -10.9*1 ---- ---- 269 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/19 23:32:26 275 55 263 346 363 4.1*1 3.9e+14 1.3e+29 275 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/06; Poor Event
    1997/02/20 01:36:56 333 13 378 --- --- --- ---- ---- 325 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/20 02:30:05 303 43 132 139 190 0.9*1 9.7e+13 8.4e+27 305 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1997/02/21 02:00:05 24 9 572 --- --- --- ---- ---- 25 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1997/02/21 04:55:06 22 9 331 330 310 -0.6*1 ---- ---- 27 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/21 05:45:05 254 5 203 266 380 6.7*1 ---- ---- 263 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/21 13:35:05 358 10 229 408 1314 72.8*1 ---- ---- 358 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1997/02/22 04:30:05 279 16 128 221 321 4.9*1 ---- ---- 278 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/22 14:39:30 276 23 246 210 0 -14.6*1 ---- ---- 279 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1997/02/22 23:30:05 234 134 290 208 224 -3.8 1.2e+15*2 5.0e+29*2 271 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1997/02/23 02:30:05 208 209 905 876 877 -4.3 3.6e+15*2 1.5e+31*2 63 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie The CME width was changed from 134 to 209 degree on 2012/01/31; Partial Halo
    1997/02/23 08:30:05 97 46 255 417 696 20.1*1 7.7e+14 2.5e+29 105 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/23 15:38:18 84 27 350 314 307 -2.3*1 1.1e+13 6.9e+27 95 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/23 17:20:29 342 7 122 82 0 -10.8*1 ---- ---- 337 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1997/02/23 22:15:05 275 46 221 304 271 2.8*1 ---- ---- 269 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1997/02/24 11:30:05 267 66 123 141 171 0.9*1 1.3e+14 1.0e+28 263 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/24 18:39:22 267 47 230 359 350 5.0*1 ---- ---- 268 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/25 04:55:05 267 19 236 341 350 4.7*1 ---- ---- 268 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/25 10:30:07 103 29 128 75 0 -5.1*1 5.7e+13 4.7e+27 106 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/26 05:51:55 275 25 170 215 349 5.1*1 ---- ---- 283 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/26 10:30:06 48 28 118 144 219 1.8*1 1.4e+13 9.7e+26 50 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1997/02/27 09:30:05 78 22 199 228 338 4.1*1 6.5e+13 1.3e+28 90 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1997/02/27 19:30:05 91 60 168 179 230 1.2*1 ---- ---- 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1997/02/28 01:35:57 100 21 293 438 422 7.4*1 2.3e+14 9.9e+28 100 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event

    *1 Acceleration is uncertain due to either poor height measurement or a small number of height-time measurements (See Section 3.4 of Yashiro et al. 2004 for details).
    *2 Mass and Kinetic Energy are uncertain due to poor mass estimate. Mass measurement assumes that the CME material is in the sky-plane. Kinetic Energy is obtained from the mass and linear speed (see Vourlidas et al. 2000 for details).