• 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
    2006/01/01 02:30:04 204 29 180 202 247 1.6*1 4.1e+13 6.6e+27 209 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/01 03:54:04 155 3 273 71 0 -196.9*1 ---- ---- 150 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/01 21:54:05 265 94 943 1076 1034 15.9 4.4e+15 2.0e+31 300 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/02 03:30:04 291 28 378 454 740 19.3 6.6e+13 4.7e+28 291 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/02 08:30:04 293 18 268 283 295 0.9 ---- ---- 284 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/02 12:30:04 22 9 274 148 0 -70.2*1 ---- ---- 24 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/02 17:30:04 125 8 280 240 0 -16.3*1 ---- ---- 126 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/02 17:30:04 286 26 225 217 157 -1.2*1 2.6e+13 6.7e+27 283 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/02 23:30:04 278 9 400 522 1636 107.4*1 ---- ---- 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/03 00:54:05 252 17 290 348 398 4.4*1 ---- ---- 252 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/03 05:06:04 278 9 278 321 887 30.2*1 ---- ---- 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/03 11:06:04 242 34 196 296 542 12.0*1 1.1e+13 2.0e+27 246 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/03 14:30:04 244 29 231 218 0 -5.1*1 5.1e+13 1.4e+28 249 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/03 18:06:04 291 40 129 165 372 5.4*1 2.5e+14 2.1e+28 295 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/03 20:33:40 295 26 173 202 657 17.3*1 9.6e+13*2 1.4e+28*2 294 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/03 21:30:09 88 67 99 104 121 0.2*1 5.5e+14 2.7e+28 94 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/04 01:54:04 233 33 252 377 792 25.5*1 6.7e+13 2.1e+28 234 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/04 05:54:04 286 34 503 --- --- --- 4.2e+13*2 5.3e+28*2 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    2006/01/04 07:54:04 88 52 248 182 0 -27.7*1 8.6e+12 2.6e+27 93 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/04 21:54:04 242 36 382 495 954 34.7*1 9.6e+13 7.0e+28 244 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/04 21:54:04 296 46 160 185 330 3.8*1 3.0e+14 3.8e+28 294 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/05 03:30:04 249 28 444 537 723 16.4*1 7.4e+13 7.3e+28 246 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/05 09:54:04 290 41 311 348 403 3.6 5.2e+14 2.5e+29 293 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/05 09:54:04 99 42 362 407 452 4.4 5.2e+14 3.4e+29 94 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/05 12:30:04 98 47 464 538 601 9.1*1 1.7e+14 1.8e+29 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/05 16:06:04 289 26 309 348 853 27.2*1 2.9e+13*2 1.4e+28*2 295 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/06 07:31:49 290 24 326 301 0 -23.7*1 3.1e+13*2 1.6e+28*2 296 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/06 22:30:04 116 9 307 264 0 -23.3*1 ---- ---- 113 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/07 06:30:04 232 37 176 362 610 17.6*1 6.7e+14 1.0e+29 246 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/07 10:34:04 115 13 447 318 0 -42.7*1 ---- ---- 106 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/07 19:54:04 225 65 193 156 0 -5.6*1 6.6e+13 1.2e+28 240 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/07 22:06:04 216 85 326 384 387 3.2*1 1.1e+15 5.6e+29 244 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/08 01:31:44 83 28 176 152 0 -14.1*1 2.4e+13*2 3.8e+27*2 80 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/08 06:30:04 231 13 399 409 439 2.0*1 ---- ---- 235 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/08 20:30:04 86 50 216 192 0 -5.0*1 4.2e+14 9.7e+28 77 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/09 02:30:04 81 34 186 77 0 -10.6*1 3.5e+14 6.1e+28 82 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/10 12:30:04 134 45 311 327 379 2.4*1 2.1e+14 1.0e+29 134 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/11 01:31:44 256 14 308 202 0 -44.1*1 ---- ---- 258 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/11 01:54:04 71 63 573 582 579 0.7 1.7e+15 2.8e+30 84 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/12 07:31:43 127 18 358 517 1873 148.1*1 ---- ---- 127 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/12 15:30:04 224 298 480 654 596 10.9 1.0e+16*2 1.2e+31*2 153 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2006/01/13 00:54:04 281 126 433 400 418 -1.7 1.6e+16*2 1.5e+31*2 267 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2006/01/13 03:06:04 181 28 197 216 265 1.6*1 7.4e+13 1.4e+28 184 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/13 08:30:04 173 17 225 238 253 0.8*1 ---- ---- 172 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/13 13:54:05 266 19 292 266 0 -5.6*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/13 14:30:04 161 41 235 242 258 0.6*1 7.8e+13 2.2e+28 171 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/13 17:54:04 114 23 660 765 888 20.7*1 1.2e+14 2.6e+29 117 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/13 23:54:04 306 52 330 433 521 9.3*1 6.9e+13 3.8e+28 298 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/14 00:30:04 77 29 639 705 678 5.2 2.0e+15 4.1e+30 75 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/14 02:30:05 155 23 170 174 182 0.2*1 2.5e+14 3.6e+28 151 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/14 08:30:04 155 21 278 244 150 -3.2*1 1.5e+13 5.8e+27 156 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/15 05:30:04 240 12 435 337 0 -55.9*1 ---- ---- 248 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/15 06:06:04 133 16 259 287 330 2.4*1 ---- ---- 130 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/15 16:30:04 64 16 305 178 0 -32.0*1 ---- ---- 67 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/16 12:00:04 84 24 467 473 528 2.7*1 5.3e+13 5.8e+28 81 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/17 03:30:04 248 35 419 541 576 10.2 6.8e+14 6.0e+29 257 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/17 05:54:04 122 38 333 446 711 19.0*1 2.1e+14 1.2e+29 120 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/18 12:59:41 125 32 152 162 240 1.6*1 6.3e+13 7.3e+27 123 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/18 12:59:41 72 39 98 182 244 2.6*1 1.1e+15 5.3e+28 76 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/18 23:54:05 246 120 368 686 614 15.8 2.4e+15 1.6e+30 251 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/19 01:31:44 106 14 426 562 1370 79.3*1 ---- ---- 110 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/19 09:30:04 128 87 691 977 849 21.9 5.1e+15 1.2e+31 137 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/19 09:54:04 46 38 578 720 783 17.9*1 6.9e+14 1.1e+30 41 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/20 07:31:45 146 63 120 287 285 3.7*1 1.3e+15 9.2e+28 131 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/20 09:54:06 196 188 405 372 368 -2.3*1 8.7e+14*2 7.1e+29*2 122 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2006/01/20 21:08:05 116 19 488 348 409 -10.9*1 ---- ---- 120 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/21 08:06:04 68 17 241 337 406 6.4*1 ---- ---- 68 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/21 11:06:30 119 18 361 382 379 1.1*1 ---- ---- 111 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/22 00:30:04 113 15 255 408 629 17.1*1 ---- ---- 112 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/22 05:30:04 124 25 427 546 500 6.1*1 1.3e+13 1.2e+28 117 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/22 14:30:04 251 16 343 428 471 6.8*1 ---- ---- 252 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/23 00:06:04 248 18 287 319 352 2.8*1 ---- ---- 253 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/23 10:54:04 271 52 251 254 287 0.8*1 3.2e+13 1.0e+28 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/23 20:30:04 232 11 688 1138 2998 379.7*1 ---- ---- 238 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/24 00:54:04 242 15 423 792 2132 197.4*1 ---- ---- 245 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/24 20:58:39 262 17 308 295 0 -7.4*1 ---- ---- 264 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/25 06:54:05 329 9 258 329 790 25.2*1 ---- ---- 327 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/25 23:30:04 91 66 191 436 418 7.5*1 2.1e+15 3.8e+29 86 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2006/01/26 03:54:04 278 21 613 245 0 -358.0*1 7.8e+12*2 1.5e+28*2 274 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/26 06:30:04 305 11 318 295 0 -8.7*1 ---- ---- 302 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/26 09:06:06 275 23 677 558 448 -20.0*1 2.0e+14 4.5e+29 271 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/26 17:06:04 275 19 435 706 2106 188.0*1 ---- ---- 274 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/27 06:06:04 129 9 379 346 0 -12.9*1 ---- ---- 123 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/27 21:30:04 272 15 696 838 1825 125.3*1 ---- ---- 272 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2006/01/27 22:30:04 242 31 309 487 1210 60.6*1 8.6e+13 4.1e+28 240 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/28 02:30:04 298 20 385 505 541 9.6*1 1.3e+14 9.3e+28 294 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/28 11:30:04 240 29 353 427 542 9.0*1 1.7e+14 1.1e+29 243 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/28 14:30:05 301 48 85 102 181 1.2*1 1.3e+13 4.7e+26 303 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/28 23:06:50 239 35 299 414 948 35.9*1 1.9e+13 8.6e+27 243 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/29 01:31:44 308 55 176 297 605 15.2*1 5.5e+13 8.5e+27 311 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/29 03:54:05 243 33 301 219 0 -8.3*1 1.6e+14 7.4e+28 244 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/29 05:30:04 294 23 261 366 508 10.9*1 2.5e+13 8.5e+27 300 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/29 18:30:04 63 58 123 330 296 3.7*1 2.5e+15 1.9e+29 70 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/30 03:54:04 104 28 334 383 407 3.5*1 4.1e+14 2.3e+29 101 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/30 07:31:43 241 26 248 303 755 22.7*1 4.8e+13 1.5e+28 240 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/30 08:54:04 100 26 298 414 493 8.9*1 1.0e+13 4.6e+27 109 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2006/01/30 16:06:04 65 35 379 581 513 10.0*1 1.9e+14 1.3e+29 74 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/30 17:30:04 238 26 206 180 0 -6.1*1 3.0e+13*2 6.4e+27*2 237 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/31 10:30:53 236 35 370 273 0 -16.9*1 4.4e+13 3.0e+28 233 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/31 16:54:05 233 37 328 377 405 3.6*1 1.3e+14 6.8e+28 236 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2006/01/31 20:58:39 231 40 418 579 1196 58.0*1 6.4e+13 5.6e+28 233 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2006/01/31 23:30:04 239 48 479 384 0 -47.2*1 1.0e+14 1.2e+29 239 C2 C3 195 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).