• 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
    2010/12/01 03:48:09 240 9 268 299 422 5.2*1 ---- ---- 244 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/01 04:48:06 82 21 349 312 0 -12.1*1 6.9e+13 4.2e+28 79 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/01 06:24:05 238 6 287 327 398 4.1*1 ---- ---- 244 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/01 16:24:05 79 9 312 297 0 -5.2*1 ---- ---- 82 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/02 01:48:05 77 4 300 292 87 -3.6*1 ---- ---- 77 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/02 11:12:05 247 139 411 509 545 8.0 2.7e+15*2 2.3e+30*2 309 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2010/12/02 22:12:06 163 17 390 395 449 2.2*1 ---- ---- 159 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/03 02:12:06 292 7 240 252 349 2.9*1 ---- ---- 296 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/03 08:12:07 26 57 265 247 0 -3.8*1 1.5e+14 5.1e+28 21 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/03 15:48:06 30 40 349 427 517 7.8*1 4.3e+14 2.6e+29 34 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/03 19:00:05 322 27 500 638 1274 62.4*1 5.8e+13 7.3e+28 316 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/03 19:36:05 261 60 596 696 941 26.1*1 1.9e+14 3.4e+29 260 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/03 23:16:34 260 24 267 229 0 -3.9*1 1.1e+14 3.8e+28 262 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/04 09:36:05 39 7 206 204 195 -0.2*1 ---- ---- 43 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/04 14:00:05 162 18 151 265 929 36.4*1 ---- ---- 162 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/04 21:17:34 296 17 214 292 1008 40.9*1 ---- ---- 303 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/04 22:24:05 165 7 229 24 0 -173.3*1 ---- ---- 165 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2010/12/05 00:12:05 260 89 278 332 322 2.2*1 2.2e+15 8.4e+29 268 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/05 07:12:06 288 24 277 319 547 10.0*1 4.6e+11 1.8e+26 297 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2010/12/05 19:12:05 291 19 338 358 454 4.4*1 ---- ---- 293 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/06 01:25:47 270 52 336 445 741 22.1*1 1.5e+14 8.7e+28 281 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/06 12:00:05 1 15 677 587 0 -64.8*1 ---- ---- 1 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/06 14:00:05 267 34 284 325 442 5.5*1 4.3e+14 1.8e+29 261 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/06 17:24:05 125 82 538 795 676 14.7 7.5e+15 1.1e+31 129 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/06 19:24:06 280 13 261 264 280 0.5*1 ---- ---- 281 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/07 07:12:06 265 79 203 369 366 5.6*1 2.2e+15 4.5e+29 276 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/07 18:36:05 131 11 549 592 741 13.2*1 ---- ---- 131 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/07 23:16:35 133 10 276 378 441 7.1*1 ---- ---- 127 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/07 23:48:22 120 7 251 268 418 5.7*1 ---- ---- 117 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 00:48:07 269 7 270 287 385 3.8*1 ---- ---- 274 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 05:36:06 272 8 252 297 394 4.6*1 ---- ---- 271 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 10:12:06 63 69 281 304 321 1.5*1 2.0e+15 8.0e+29 54 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/08 12:48:05 124 10 437 492 566 7.4*1 ---- ---- 124 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 15:12:10 127 7 432 480 597 8.9*1 ---- ---- 126 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 21:17:39 122 7 338 355 434 3.8*1 ---- ---- 123 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/08 21:28:12 141 12 367 364 350 -0.6*1 ---- ---- 137 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/09 01:48:05 138 7 376 327 0 -21.8*1 ---- ---- 136 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/09 02:12:05 242 16 499 610 1287 62.9*1 ---- ---- 247 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/10 06:48:05 283 72 299 414 913 32.6*1 4.8e+14 2.1e+29 300 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2010/12/11 02:48:05 278 15 141 211 301 3.5*1 ---- ---- 277 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/11 09:48:05 122 11 655 675 850 13.3*1 ---- ---- 123 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/11 11:12:05 2 33 129 116 0 -2.5*1 1.4e+14 1.2e+28 1 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/11 16:00:05 223 14 720 926 1262 55.3*1 ---- ---- 228 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/11 19:48:06 88 66 194 134 0 -10.1*1 1.3e+14 2.5e+28 85 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/12 01:25:44 87 70 144 160 329 3.8*1 1.4e+14 1.5e+28 84 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/12 02:48:05 248 70 543 788 703 15.9 6.7e+15 9.9e+30 252 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 05:00:06 21 70 485 655 579 9.2 4.8e+15 5.7e+30 36 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 06:00:07 93 78 417 531 494 6.1 6.6e+15 5.8e+30 113 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 11:48:05 93 63 582 689 710 11.5*1 2.1e+15 3.6e+30 110 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 12:12:06 253 59 487 565 611 9.0*1 1.6e+12 1.9e+27 256 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 19:00:07 267 20 349 298 120 -6.0*1 3.1e+12 1.9e+27 276 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/12 22:36:05 259 24 299 270 0 -5.4*1 1.7e+12 7.5e+26 263 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/12 23:12:05 104 14 416 426 443 1.3*1 ---- ---- 103 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/13 01:25:45 254 25 484 423 266 -10.1*1 1.4e+14 1.7e+29 257 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/13 01:36:18 77 39 480 479 475 -0.3*1 6.4e+13 7.4e+28 85 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/13 03:36:06 111 28 390 572 712 20.1*1 2.1e+13 1.6e+28 108 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/13 07:00:05 261 20 493 527 580 5.3*1 1.4e+13 1.7e+28 259 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/13 08:36:05 216 9 381 513 1149 51.9*1 ---- ---- 218 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/13 11:48:05 264 26 441 446 456 0.8*1 1.2e+14 1.2e+29 266 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/13 17:36:06 271 16 210 236 337 3.3*1 ---- ---- 271 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/13 19:36:05 98 9 377 478 740 20.7*1 ---- ---- 101 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 01:25:44 268 6 456 517 669 12.5*1 ---- ---- 267 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/14 03:12:08 117 11 356 405 463 5.1*1 ---- ---- 113 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 04:00:06 265 4 502 571 607 8.1*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 06:24:05 264 19 464 600 681 15.2*1 ---- ---- 262 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 10:36:05 260 23 231 257 396 4.9*1 2.4e+13 6.5e+27 270 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 14:24:05 108 8 325 419 574 11.7*1 ---- ---- 105 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/14 15:36:05 Halo 360 835 884 860 4.6 4.9e+15*2 1.7e+31*2 343 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/14 23:05:56 35 15 447 473 506 3.4*1 ---- ---- 41 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/15 05:36:06 56 25 353 503 482 7.7*1 2.1e+13 1.3e+28 67 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/15 12:24:05 241 124 127 168 217 1.7*1 6.5e+14*2 5.2e+28*2 243 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Partial Halo
    2010/12/15 15:24:05 316 42 386 503 1069 44.3*1 3.3e+14 2.4e+29 318 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/15 17:48:06 50 4 232 196 0 -5.5*1 ---- ---- 53 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/16 07:24:05 307 41 269 381 843 28.3*1 2.3e+14 8.2e+28 312 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/16 08:48:05 321 88 580 590 588 0.8 1.2e+15 2.0e+30 333 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/16 12:00:05 188 6 733 1075 2820 322.9*1 ---- ---- 190 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/17 01:48:06 236 15 266 238 0 -8.4*1 ---- ---- 232 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/17 03:12:08 283 11 517 922 1690 120.7*1 ---- ---- 281 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/17 13:36:24 308 24 168 224 548 12.1*1 7.5e+13 1.1e+28 313 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/17 18:24:05 307 21 338 412 918 32.6*1 2.8e+13 1.6e+28 312 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/17 23:05:58 279 19 359 396 542 7.9*1 ---- ---- 281 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/18 02:48:12 295 54 240 372 1679 117.0*1 2.6e+14*2 7.4e+28*2 292 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2010/12/18 06:24:05 109 71 203 157 0 -6.7*1 1.9e+14 4.0e+28 96 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/18 10:36:05 298 52 243 293 705 19.0*1 2.6e+13 7.6e+27 307 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/18 15:48:05 242 33 301 336 632 13.5*1 1.0e+14 4.6e+28 244 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/18 20:24:05 286 47 256 363 1111 49.4*1 3.4e+13 1.1e+28 289 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/19 04:12:06 311 38 543 648 789 17.6*1 3.0e+14 4.4e+29 296 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/19 07:12:05 245 37 247 220 0 -9.8*1 5.9e+13 1.8e+28 249 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/20 05:36:05 70 95 221 365 383 5.8*1 4.1e+15 1.0e+30 64 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/20 14:00:06 82 54 262 364 339 3.9*1 5.3e+14 1.8e+29 75 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/21 02:36:36 212 10 366 431 1084 44.7*1 ---- ---- 213 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/21 02:48:05 48 114 369 439 449 4.6*1 7.8e+14 5.3e+29 62 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/21 03:12:08 313 32 315 243 0 -68.6*1 4.5e+13*2 2.2e+28*2 308 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/21 11:00:05 57 50 322 378 488 7.0*1 4.1e+13 2.1e+28 51 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/21 20:36:05 51 9 163 147 0 -1.6*1 ---- ---- 49 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/21 23:36:05 68 64 265 271 329 1.7*1 2.2e+14 7.9e+28 72 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/22 00:24:06 205 7 226 100 0 -73.4*1 ---- ---- 207 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/22 03:12:08 338 36 288 332 564 10.5*1 8.4e+13 3.5e+28 340 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/23 04:36:05 37 9 629 666 982 25.1*1 ---- ---- 41 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/23 05:00:06 54 8 206 312 819 27.4*1 ---- ---- 53 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/23 05:00:06 241 126 286 449 439 7.2 2.2e+15*2 8.8e+29*2 226 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2010/12/23 11:00:05 127 5 310 325 499 6.7*1 ---- ---- 122 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/24 05:00:05 263 41 190 237 266 2.0*1 9.7e+14 1.7e+29 261 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/24 18:48:05 35 6 364 263 0 -26.8*1 ---- ---- 39 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/25 09:12:08 212 6 539 132 0 -428.6*1 ---- ---- 219 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/25 11:12:05 255 26 133 134 143 0.1*1 1.5e+14 1.3e+28 261 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/25 13:48:05 83 52 449 562 563 8.2*1 1.4e+15 1.4e+30 89 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/25 14:48:06 263 34 203 263 584 13.3*1 1.9e+14 4.0e+28 260 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/25 23:24:13 86 24 286 227 0 -12.4*1 2.7e+13 1.1e+28 85 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/26 02:36:05 141 148 362 498 465 6.5 5.5e+15*2 3.6e+30*2 121 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2010/12/27 21:48:05 105 9 320 505 1760 127.8*1 ---- ---- 107 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/28 21:24:08 61 85 294 315 358 2.2*1 5.2e+14 2.2e+29 79 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/29 06:24:05 301 60 216 459 521 11.4*1 1.7e+15 3.9e+29 306 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/29 15:12:09 112 15 268 419 1439 84.7*1 ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/30 00:12:05 297 23 361 318 0 -13.2*1 9.2e+12 6.0e+27 290 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2010/12/30 09:36:05 283 59 146 163 197 0.9*1 1.5e+15 1.6e+29 290 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2010/12/30 20:00:05 55 81 523 665 621 10.1*1 2.7e+15 3.7e+30 85 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/30 23:36:05 266 26 236 303 726 20.7*1 1.9e+13 5.2e+27 271 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/31 03:36:05 140 6 229 273 494 8.8*1 ---- ---- 137 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/31 05:00:06 285 45 363 400 615 11.1*1 2.5e+14 1.7e+29 291 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2010/12/31 08:24:05 28 46 287 221 0 -5.4*1 6.2e+14 2.6e+29 37 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2010/12/31 12:48:05 148 7 262 295 610 13.2*1 ---- ---- 149 C2 C3 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2

    *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).