• 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
    1996/06/01 02:00:10 85 53 252 435 405 7.5*1 ---- ---- 95 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/01 06:26:02 263 47 56 67 204 1.7*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/01 10:29:51 198 9 373 --- --- --- ---- ---- 205 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points
    1996/06/01 14:11:19 81 20 212 134 0 -8.3*1 ---- ---- 87 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/01 16:35:15 264 47 172 270 842 31.9*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/01 23:26:37 197 11 264 --- --- --- ---- ---- 204 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/02 04:06:17 155 11 209 --- --- --- ---- ---- 151 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/02 05:49:40 200 10 457 --- --- --- ---- ---- 205 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/02 15:03:39 200 5 129 --- --- --- ---- ---- 207 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/02 15:03:39 266 37 65 37 0 -3.4*1 ---- ---- 270 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/03 10:36:07 83 36 69 73 103 0.3*1 ---- ---- 86 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/03 15:57:11 271 32 109 94 0 -2.3*1 ---- ---- 267 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/04 03:00:58 49 13 231 266 472 7.8*1 ---- ---- 62 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/04 16:20:01 79 35 32 51 179 1.4*1 ---- ---- 79 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/05 06:58:48 264 28 119 51 0 -10.4*1 ---- ---- 258 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/06 03:54:34 254 18 104 117 149 0.6*1 ---- ---- 257 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/06 11:40:44 85 54 ---- --- --- --- ---- ---- 86 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie 1.0; Very Poor Event; Only C2; Unable to measure
    1996/06/06 23:30:34 274 53 414 452 436 2.2*1 1.7e+15 1.4e+30 271 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    1996/06/07 03:12:40 96 21 142 168 213 1.5*1 1.1e+14 1.1e+28 98 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/08 01:30:36 251 52 24 35 85 0.3*1 ---- ---- 260 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/08 13:53:30 99 24 45 32 0 -0.6*1 ---- ---- 95 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/09 05:15:21 258 37 76 104 154 0.9*1 2.4e+14 7.0e+27 262 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/09 10:03:17 329 3 172 --- --- --- ---- ---- 322 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/09 16:53:04 260 39 58 93 181 1.4*1 9.0e+13 1.5e+27 261 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/10 03:51:11 256 23 127 134 253 2.5*1 ---- ---- 259 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/10 07:32:39 100 32 73 16 0 -6.2*1 ---- ---- 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points
    1996/06/11 02:43:25 90 29 180 235 291 2.9*1 ---- ---- 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/11 02:43:25 263 34 111 104 0 -1.2*1 ---- ---- 259 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/11 10:20:29 255 32 159 166 235 1.4*1 3.3e+13*2 4.1e+27*2 264 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/12 05:27:49 268 43 180 241 313 3.8*1 ---- ---- 260 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/12 14:10:54 90 39 62 73 170 1.1*1 ---- ---- 91 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/13 01:02:14 345 10 180 --- --- --- ---- ---- 343 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/13 06:24:05 345 10 114 --- --- --- ---- ---- 344 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/13 10:19:18 263 48 185 193 199 0.4*1 ---- ---- 265 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/13 11:48:14 97 40 24 25 41 0.0*1 ---- ---- 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/14 01:56:22 94 19 127 133 141 0.3*1 ---- ---- 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/14 04:09:49 265 31 110 195 333 5.4*1 ---- ---- 265 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/14 19:38:40 261 54 122 103 0 -2.1*1 ---- ---- 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/15 01:11:38 263 52 62 78 217 2.0*1 ---- ---- 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/15 03:13:34 94 27 147 170 182 0.8*1 ---- ---- 96 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1996/06/15 16:24:28 93 21 141 144 158 0.3*1 ---- ---- 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/16 01:55:07 183 8 233 --- --- --- ---- ---- 188 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/16 11:10:53 87 61 237 280 427 6.2*1 8.4e+14 2.4e+29 83 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1996/06/16 12:28:28 85 58 139 172 221 1.6*1 ---- ---- 88 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1996/06/17 02:23:41 85 55 304 262 166 -3.9*1 6.8e+14 3.2e+29 81 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/17 12:23:45 90 39 188 385 369 5.8*1 ---- ---- 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/18 03:25:15 239 41 44 39 0 -0.4*1 5.2e+13 5.0e+26 244 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie very faint; Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/18 06:45:00 278 38 89 149 445 8.5*1 ---- ---- 275 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/18 10:38:12 80 12 187 189 201 0.2*1 ---- ---- 85 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/18 17:28:50 84 95 64 61 0 -0.4*1 1.2e+14 2.4e+27 79 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/18 22:52:39 100 48 61 64 107 0.3*1 ---- ---- 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/19 11:59:44 90 57 214 163 0 -12.8*1 5.2e+14*2 1.2e+29*2 80 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/19 20:04:08 99 53 241 278 317 2.7*1 ---- ---- 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/20 04:35:57 270 34 409 1041 2203 202.5*1 ---- ---- 276 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points
    1996/06/20 04:35:57 89 53 175 184 214 0.8*1 ---- ---- 82 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/20 12:24:07 31 7 132 --- --- --- ---- ---- 43 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/20 13:53:43 73 16 220 227 249 0.8*1 ---- ---- 82 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/20 17:49:03 105 38 80 111 393 6.6*1 ---- ---- 103 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1996/06/20 19:18:00 1 6 91 74 0 -4.3*1 ---- ---- 360 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/21 02:07:30 260 20 154 160 260 2.2*1 ---- ---- 265 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/21 06:33:29 104 36 164 184 203 1.0*1 1.3e+13 1.7e+27 102 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/21 07:28:57 259 15 190 222 242 1.6*1 ---- ---- 267 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/21 07:28:57 291 16 176 248 287 3.5*1 ---- ---- 285 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/22 00:39:09 97 41 256 302 465 8.1*1 6.8e+14*2 2.2e+29*2 98 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1996/06/23 09:02:21 101 30 157 172 184 0.7*1 ---- ---- 104 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/23 11:26:37 3 7 154 --- --- --- ---- ---- 4 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/23 23:39:16 82 8 193 209 428 6.3*1 ---- ---- 84 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/24 03:32:40 106 47 71 36 0 -3.9*1 8.3e+13 2.1e+27 104 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/24 08:10:14 26 10 528 --- --- --- ---- ---- 32 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/24 13:32:16 30 10 520 --- --- --- ---- ---- 34 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/25 17:30:35 89 57 122 178 179 1.5*1 3.1e+14 2.3e+28 103 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1996/06/26 05:05:29 314 7 248 11 0 -92.9*1 ---- ---- 309 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/26 13:46:40 104 14 196 186 182 -0.5*1 ---- ---- 101 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C3
    1996/06/26 22:44:32 271 52 103 122 170 0.9*1 ---- ---- 269 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/27 01:53:21 62 20 114 140 200 1.5*1 ---- ---- 68 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/29 01:50:25 108 19 263 307 305 1.9*1 ---- ---- 107 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/29 04:14:38 320 8 254 262 363 3.0*1 ---- ---- 313 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1996/06/29 04:59:06 271 42 228 326 286 2.7*1 ---- ---- 268 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1996/06/29 15:00:59 77 14 97 170 224 2.2*1 ---- ---- 80 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/30 10:52:47 327 6 274 --- --- --- ---- ---- 317 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1996/06/30 15:20:07 75 30 281 476 421 8.0*1 ---- ---- 79 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1996/06/30 23:56:01 263 34 203 123 0 -5.5*1 ---- ---- 259 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).