• 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
    1999/02/05 16:35:44 203 45 621 523 566 -8.0 7.0e+14 1.4e+30 202 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/05 20:27:39 231 48 660 912 809 20.2 7.3e+13 1.6e+29 236 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/06 06:57:16 76 90 320 285 263 -2.3*1 1.2e+14 6.2e+28 88 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/06 13:30:05 137 38 344 241 0 -30.0*1 1.8e+13 1.0e+28 136 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/06 15:57:19 271 6 424 478 460 3.1*1 ---- ---- 270 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/06 19:34:55 220 59 611 796 919 27.3 1.4e+14 2.6e+29 217 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/06 21:36:19 242 107 136 160 268 2.4*1 1.5e+15 1.4e+29 263 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/07 02:33:00 336 9 356 --- --- --- ---- ---- 337 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1999/02/07 17:57:16 308 140 391 647 612 14.3 2.3e+15*2 1.8e+30*2 300 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1999/02/08 05:57:18 92 50 379 360 358 -1.3 3.3e+12 2.3e+27 94 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/08 07:30:05 107 132 869 689 760 -22.7 4.0e+13*2 1.5e+29*2 131 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1999/02/08 12:57:19 280 35 325 325 324 -0.0*1 2.0e+13 1.0e+28 273 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/09 01:30:05 47 60 853 1089 1366 61.4*1 9.3e+12 3.4e+28 49 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Poor Event
    1999/02/09 05:33:01 238 132 808 734 0 -34.7*1 1.2e+15*2 4.0e+30*2 255 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1999/02/09 11:32:57 44 20 297 322 394 3.4*1 1.9e+14 8.2e+28 52 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/09 13:30:05 64 61 526 404 491 -7.5 7.4e+15 1.0e+31 68 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/09 13:56:32 338 8 509 452 417 -6.0*1 ---- ---- 335 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/09 16:57:19 340 16 371 361 356 -0.8*1 ---- ---- 334 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/09 18:57:18 299 17 303 347 450 5.7*1 ---- ---- 293 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/10 03:32:29 3 21 417 618 1183 61.2*1 1.5e+12 1.3e+27 4 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/10 04:32:29 269 55 376 331 221 -5.3*1 1.5e+14 1.0e+29 277 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/10 06:32:30 29 15 663 638 641 -2.9*1 ---- ---- 23 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/10 08:57:19 353 30 590 530 469 -8.5*1 5.5e+12 9.5e+27 355 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/10 13:56:31 181 62 171 147 0 -4.3*1 1.9e+14 2.7e+28 181 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    1999/02/10 14:57:18 125 90 849 1028 961 22.0 6.6e+14 2.4e+30 134 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/10 18:32:28 209 29 415 297 0 -29.4*1 1.2e+14 1.0e+29 209 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/10 23:57:26 98 37 312 305 102 -3.7*1 8.7e+12*2 4.2e+27*2 96 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    1999/02/11 05:57:20 201 39 250 111 0 -32.3*1 3.0e+13 9.3e+27 193 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/11 15:32:29 46 23 218 279 315 3.3*1 2.7e+14 6.4e+28 55 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/11 17:32:28 178 10 348 610 1565 101.1*1 ---- ---- 179 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/12 03:57:16 109 123 730 778 775 5.6 9.2e+14*2 2.4e+30*2 83 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1999/02/12 04:32:28 209 30 357 645 1391 79.0*1 7.5e+14 4.8e+29 207 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/12 05:32:27 266 37 261 165 0 -6.3*1 7.2e+13 2.5e+28 270 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1999/02/12 11:33:04 204 46 633 473 497 -17.0*1 4.5e+14 9.1e+29 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/12 15:32:29 47 84 409 308 0 -20.2*1 1.6e+14 1.3e+29 48 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1999/02/12 23:31:17 38 16 206 140 0 -7.3*1 ---- ---- 47 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/13 04:31:18 275 18 335 255 0 -7.9*1 ---- ---- 280 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/13 05:31:17 48 16 477 458 0 -10.5*1 ---- ---- 51 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/13 08:31:41 68 19 223 190 0 -7.9*1 ---- ---- 66 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/13 14:56:31 97 94 874 672 0 -203.9*1 2.7e+14*2 1.0e+30*2 103 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    1999/02/13 15:55:19 250 27 384 299 299 -5.6*1 1.9e+15 1.4e+30 261 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/13 18:31:17 89 115 694 779 781 9.4 2.4e+15 5.7e+30 73 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/14 00:56:31 87 20 296 248 0 -11.8*1 2.9e+13 1.3e+28 107 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/06; Very Poor Event
    1999/02/14 03:55:17 88 19 342 295 267 -3.3*1 ---- ---- 128 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2006/11/06; Very Poor Event
    1999/02/14 07:30:05 300 28 690 601 0 -29.0 3.3e+13 7.8e+28 296 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/14 11:08:09 62 147 758 909 1692 104.0*1 2.1e+13*2 5.9e+28*2 54 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2005/09/21; Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2; Partial Halo
    1999/02/19 21:54:05 4 46 120 162 354 5.3*1 3.7e+14 2.7e+28 6 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/19 23:30:05 112 42 202 147 0 -4.5*1 7.7e+13 1.6e+28 110 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/20 01:54:05 273 81 443 542 627 11.8*1 3.3e+13 3.3e+28 292 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1999/02/20 02:30:06 110 50 460 447 447 -1.0*1 1.3e+14 1.4e+29 121 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/20 05:30:05 265 55 293 265 164 -3.2*1 1.8e+14 7.8e+28 266 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/20 08:30:05 305 8 221 231 253 0.9*1 ---- ---- 302 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/20 10:30:05 272 32 160 182 378 5.2*1 2.6e+14 3.3e+28 267 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    1999/02/20 15:54:05 268 49 258 253 242 -0.4 2.8e+14 9.4e+28 265 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/20 15:54:05 46 69 838 780 745 -10.9*1 2.9e+14 1.0e+30 44 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/20 21:42:05 187 13 627 666 788 14.3*1 ---- ---- 187 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C3
    1999/02/21 02:30:05 194 12 444 644 1018 40.4*1 ---- ---- 193 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/21 03:30:12 294 39 505 327 75 -18.2*1 9.8e+12 1.3e+28 291 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/21 05:30:05 30 11 479 257 0 -60.1*1 ---- ---- 37 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/21 07:31:13 312 13 225 197 0 -5.7*1 ---- ---- 314 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/21 09:54:05 66 16 437 409 345 -4.2 ---- ---- 68 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/21 10:30:05 273 65 350 340 299 -1.7 3.9e+14 2.4e+29 267 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/21 16:54:05 37 42 ---- --- --- --- 6.0e+12*2 3.0e+22*2 35 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2; Unable to measure
    1999/02/21 18:06:05 260 13 414 370 380 -3.0*1 ---- ---- 263 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/21 22:06:29 152 36 223 286 693 18.8*1 8.1e+12*2 2.0e+27*2 150 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/22 00:30:05 269 12 479 584 646 11.9*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/22 03:06:06 311 11 462 592 1523 90.5*1 ---- ---- 312 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1999/02/22 06:30:05 245 13 509 494 458 -2.7 ---- ---- 240 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/22 12:06:05 312 10 317 445 997 39.8*1 ---- ---- 310 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/22 12:06:05 27 13 437 414 0 -9.1*1 ---- ---- 32 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/22 23:26:05 169 134 312 502 497 11.2*1 1.2e+15*2 6.1e+29*2 197 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    1999/02/23 07:54:05 145 37 163 229 598 14.3*1 3.6e+12 4.8e+26 143 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    1999/02/23 10:54:06 255 45 519 471 399 -7.7 1.0e+14 1.4e+29 242 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/23 15:26:05 6 30 220 --- --- --- 1.8e+12*2 4.4e+26*2 359 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 2 points; Only C2
    1999/02/24 01:54:05 247 102 422 243 0 -22.0*1 2.0e+14 1.8e+29 267 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/24 10:54:05 119 12 330 366 387 2.7*1 ---- ---- 121 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/24 10:54:05 196 80 164 255 359 6.7*1 5.5e+14 7.4e+28 208 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C3
    1999/02/24 18:26:05 350 115 315 567 546 12.6 2.1e+15 1.0e+30 16 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/25 03:26:05 303 60 766 1024 976 29.3 5.3e+14 1.5e+30 288 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/25 05:26:05 301 13 352 564 858 30.2*1 ---- ---- 297 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/25 06:54:05 132 26 727 866 1066 33.7 1.3e+14 3.5e+29 138 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/25 13:54:05 215 106 378 402 436 3.3*1 6.5e+13 4.6e+28 220 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C3
    1999/02/25 15:54:05 312 4 500 572 1057 39.4*1 ---- ---- 314 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1999/02/25 17:54:06 89 73 432 424 416 -0.8 1.9e+14 1.8e+29 94 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/26 01:26:42 161 28 466 403 0 -15.6*1 2.8e+12 3.0e+27 157 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1999/02/26 02:54:05 111 18 322 303 263 -1.9 ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/26 04:54:05 225 76 711 644 590 -11.3 1.9e+13 4.9e+28 229 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/26 08:26:05 3 8 653 845 1075 44.3*1 ---- ---- 2 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/26 10:54:06 197 32 211 253 339 3.9*1 1.0e+14 2.2e+28 198 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    1999/02/26 16:54:05 176 56 272 322 327 2.4*1 3.2e+14 1.2e+29 166 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/27 01:54:05 129 12 527 486 404 -6.7*1 ---- ---- 128 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/27 06:26:05 117 17 446 384 83 -10.6*1 ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/27 09:26:05 191 8 360 302 95 -7.8*1 ---- ---- 182 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/27 10:26:06 226 8 397 456 552 8.6*1 ---- ---- 231 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/27 23:26:05 302 23 662 557 0 -26.8 5.9e+13 1.3e+29 290 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    1999/02/27 23:54:05 111 43 244 208 217 -1.3*1 4.1e+12 1.2e+27 114 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/28 09:54:06 175 10 335 303 245 -3.2*1 ---- ---- 168 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/28 13:54:05 8 17 415 491 1036 41.7*1 ---- ---- 8 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    1999/02/28 15:26:06 103 23 290 343 341 2.6*1 3.4e+14 1.4e+29 115 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    1999/02/28 17:54:05 301 64 329 364 460 5.2 6.1e+12 3.3e+27 297 C2 C3 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie

    *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).