• 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
    2001/12/01 05:30:05 325 11 236 255 305 2.1*1 ---- ---- 324 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/01 09:30:16 157 24 341 370 421 3.3 9.4e+13 5.5e+28 166 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/01 12:30:05 163 21 300 309 333 1.1 4.2e+13 1.9e+28 166 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/01 15:30:05 110 41 203 98 0 -55.9*1 6.7e+13*2 1.4e+28*2 109 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/12/01 16:54:05 226 >136 538 463 471 -6.2 4.3e+15*2 6.2e+30*2 191 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Uncertain Width; Partial Halo
    2001/12/01 18:06:05 76 111 736 644 669 -9.2 2.7e+15 7.3e+30 65 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/02 14:54:05 262 66 189 176 0 -3.7 1.8e+15 3.2e+29 267 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/02 16:54:33 265 80 330 380 459 5.6 4.0e+15 2.2e+30 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/02 22:06:05 282 133 602 835 798 21.2 1.3e+16*2 2.3e+31*2 252 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/12/03 03:54:29 167 19 187 218 503 9.4 ---- ---- 170 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/03 12:06:05 146 97 409 361 262 -5.8 1.9e+15 1.6e+30 156 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/03 14:06:05 316 62 291 294 360 1.9*1 3.0e+14*2 1.3e+29*2 327 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/03 19:31:55 294 21 372 399 405 1.8 1.6e+14 1.1e+29 298 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/03 23:06:05 320 75 223 280 398 5.7*1 1.1e+15 2.7e+29 316 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2001/12/04 03:30:05 60 34 312 322 364 1.7 7.0e+14 3.4e+29 57 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/04 11:54:05 63 27 312 280 0 -7.3 3.2e+14 1.6e+29 57 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/04 13:32:26 194 28 155 77 0 -74.2*1 1.2e+14*2 1.4e+28*2 198 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/05 07:31:56 193 23 495 312 0 -47.8*1 2.2e+14 2.7e+29 194 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/05 15:30:05 306 40 192 269 476 9.1*1 2.5e+14 4.5e+28 310 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/12/05 20:30:07 98 5 464 --- --- --- ---- ---- 94 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 2 points; Only C2
    2001/12/07 01:54:11 74 42 273 275 292 0.5 5.8e+14 2.2e+29 80 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/07 02:30:05 222 76 393 466 582 9.5 2.9e+15 2.2e+30 216 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/07 03:06:05 341 122 803 649 0 -51.0*1 2.7e+15*2 8.8e+30*2 344 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/12/07 10:06:05 220 39 581 594 585 0.8*1 1.9e+15 3.2e+30 226 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/07 10:30:31 118 39 275 241 229 -1.8 2.4e+15 9.2e+29 115 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/07 14:06:05 327 138 439 407 415 -1.9 4.1e+15*2 3.9e+30*2 310 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/12/08 05:54:05 121 25 125 135 366 5.0*1 8.3e+13*2 6.5e+27*2 122 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/08 06:54:05 83 104 454 419 323 -5.7 6.2e+15 6.4e+30 88 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/09 05:30:06 117 39 577 653 756 14.9 1.2e+15 2.0e+30 121 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/09 05:54:05 204 25 302 258 0 -24.5*1 4.1e+13*2 1.9e+28*2 199 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/09 15:06:05 278 10 246 285 831 26.7*1 ---- ---- 280 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/09 17:30:05 233 14 419 601 1339 71.6*1 ---- ---- 234 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2001/12/09 20:06:05 68 92 239 331 346 4.0 1.6e+15 4.7e+29 58 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/09 20:30:05 71 106 484 493 504 1.2 2.2e+15 2.6e+30 92 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/09 22:30:05 285 17 742 648 560 -16.6 ---- ---- 286 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/10 01:31:53 260 48 228 285 448 7.4*1 2.1e+14 5.5e+28 263 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/10 03:06:05 333 24 244 296 401 5.3 1.8e+14 5.4e+28 329 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/10 05:06:05 285 18 392 212 0 -61.8*1 ---- ---- 284 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/10 11:06:05 302 169 366 362 350 -0.7 8.3e+14*2 5.5e+29*2 274 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Difficult to measure the width; Partial Halo
    2001/12/10 15:06:05 228 15 269 208 0 -34.4*1 ---- ---- 227 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/11 04:30:05 297 131 248 225 144 -2.2 5.1e+14*2 1.6e+29*2 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/12/11 08:30:05 23 142 804 773 686 -9.6 2.1e+15*2 6.9e+30*2 32 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Partial Halo
    2001/12/11 09:54:07 263 121 891 1312 1124 42.9 1.4e+16*2 5.8e+31*2 231 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Partial Halo
    2001/12/11 11:30:05 284 81 498 630 575 7.7*1 ---- ---- 273 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2001/12/11 15:30:05 231 22 426 390 315 -4.7 9.5e+14 8.7e+29 236 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/12 11:30:06 234 89 196 137 0 -23.2*1 2.4e+14 4.5e+28 221 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/12 16:54:06 323 12 391 411 424 1.6 ---- ---- 332 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/12 18:30:05 125 79 645 537 517 -12.3*1 3.4e+15 7.0e+30 125 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/12 22:30:05 290 34 546 559 569 1.7 4.2e+14 6.3e+29 294 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/12 23:30:05 215 18 941 833 765 -21.6 ---- ---- 209 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/13 02:30:05 138 16 350 352 355 0.2 ---- ---- 141 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/13 07:54:05 268 65 304 337 906 31.3*1 ---- ---- 283 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/13 11:30:07 95 20 111 109 47 -0.5 ---- ---- 95 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/13 14:54:06 Halo (OA) 360 864 804 763 -11.4 ---- ---- 37 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS MailLog1
    2001/12/13 16:54:05 279 6 361 180 0 -21.5 ---- ---- 282 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/14 05:06:05 331 4 341 143 0 -137.6*1 ---- ---- 337 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/14 06:06:07 324 36 271 202 0 -47.5*1 1.7e+14*2 6.3e+28*2 318 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/14 09:06:06 Halo (OA) 360 1506 1406 1441 -21.2 1.5e+16*2 1.7e+32*2 93 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/14 21:54:05 169 21 558 735 1032 39.1 6.1e+14 9.5e+29 167 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/14 23:30:05 269 7 463 414 0 -23.3 ---- ---- 272 C2 C3 195 SXT PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/15 05:30:05 48 55 304 320 348 1.7 1.8e+15 8.5e+29 55 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/15 09:54:06 142 16 408 467 501 5.4*1 ---- ---- 143 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/15 12:30:05 146 50 462 443 429 -2.0 4.1e+14 4.4e+29 136 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/15 13:31:47 265 13 482 328 0 -50.1*1 ---- ---- 269 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/15 16:54:05 265 34 349 372 467 4.7 6.2e+14 3.8e+29 274 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/16 02:06:05 254 66 343 467 887 30.2 2.6e+14 1.5e+29 279 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/16 05:30:05 268 33 289 392 831 27.0 1.3e+14 5.5e+28 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/17 02:30:05 7 108 282 184 0 -9.8 1.9e+14 7.5e+28 39 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/17 03:30:05 264 6 812 669 575 -25.0 ---- ---- 268 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/17 09:54:06 130 11 450 515 1085 45.4*1 ---- ---- 134 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/17 23:54:05 174 67 393 717 634 16.3 4.5e+15 3.5e+30 165 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/18 03:06:05 295 19 526 386 0 -23.9 ---- ---- 298 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/18 11:30:05 34 58 206 142 0 -4.2 7.7e+13 1.6e+28 33 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/18 12:06:05 246 29 252 265 297 1.3 2.7e+14 8.6e+28 245 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/18 16:54:06 250 33 573 664 745 13.6 2.7e+15 4.4e+30 242 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/18 18:30:05 255 103 1025 1264 1141 29.4 5.2e+15 2.7e+31 246 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/18 23:30:05 52 77 379 324 296 -4.6 1.2e+15 8.5e+29 44 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/19 01:54:05 180 5 411 476 488 4.8 ---- ---- 179 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/19 11:07:55 289 83 471 424 412 -4.1 5.9e+14 6.6e+29 261 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/19 15:54:06 296 5 494 196 0 -41.4 ---- ---- 306 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/19 18:06:06 60 36 346 387 428 3.7 1.3e+15 7.7e+29 61 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/19 18:54:05 318 32 491 372 0 -29.3*1 1.3e+14 1.6e+29 311 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/20 00:30:06 113 108 769 952 843 14.1 6.3e+15 1.9e+31 121 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/20 04:54:05 205 38 593 701 772 15.1 6.1e+14 1.1e+30 195 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/20 21:12:44 280 72 388 524 507 8.2 8.3e+15 6.3e+30 273 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/21 11:54:05 53 41 287 468 595 14.4 1.4e+15 5.6e+29 45 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/21 16:54:05 89 42 377 277 0 -14.7*1 1.6e+14 1.1e+29 77 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/22 06:06:06 42 47 522 432 320 -11.4 1.6e+15 2.2e+30 50 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/22 06:54:05 86 69 151 182 264 2.2 5.0e+14 5.7e+28 94 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/22 13:31:50 268 3 467 403 0 -15.7 ---- ---- 272 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/22 14:54:06 69 55 251 --- --- --- 1.5e+14*2 4.8e+28*2 64 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 2 points; Only C2
    2001/12/23 06:30:05 90 34 178 92 0 -33.4*1 2.7e+14*2 4.3e+28*2 88 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/23 07:32:21 33 39 427 882 2135 204.3*1 2.7e+14 2.5e+29 47 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/23 11:54:05 93 98 273 277 289 0.4 1.4e+15 5.2e+29 78 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/23 16:54:06 177 32 296 328 631 14.2 1.0e+14 4.6e+28 180 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/23 18:06:05 40 6 315 293 0 -6.9 ---- ---- 40 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/23 23:30:05 84 63 259 385 619 15.9 1.5e+15 5.1e+29 81 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/24 00:54:05 101 84 881 961 1149 31.2*1 6.7e+14*2 2.6e+30*2 138 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points
    2001/12/24 04:06:05 285 61 350 379 406 2.7 1.7e+15 1.0e+30 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/24 06:06:05 258 13 395 363 344 -2.6 ---- ---- 270 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/24 11:54:05 83 23 170 144 0 -6.9 5.8e+13 8.3e+27 75 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/24 13:31:54 260 43 266 382 1628 108.1*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Newly inserted on 2007/07/26; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/24 14:30:05 87 49 963 881 865 -15.7 4.5e+15 2.1e+31 91 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/25 10:34:57 140 87 220 287 1277 65.5*1 4.8e+14*2 1.2e+29*2 134 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 3 points; Only C2
    2001/12/25 11:30:05 Halo (OA) 360 1773 1785 1778 3.0 1.6e+16*2 2.4e+32*2 183 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/12/25 17:54:05 15 110 234 310 354 4.2 2.2e+15 6.1e+29 28 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/26 02:06:05 283 21 800 763 659 -12.6*1 5.9e+14*2 1.9e+30*2 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/26 02:30:06 233 40 99 117 328 4.2 7.0e+14 3.4e+28 235 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/26 05:30:05 281 >212 1446 1284 1295 -39.9*1 4.8e+15*2 5.0e+31*2 266 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Uncertain Width; Partial Halo
    2001/12/27 03:30:05 260 30 148 172 488 9.4*1 3.2e+14*2 3.5e+28*2 254 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Only C2
    2001/12/27 06:06:06 264 91 363 279 0 -10.2*1 2.3e+15 1.5e+30 267 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/27 14:30:06 292 31 569 650 1130 44.8*1 3.5e+14*2 5.6e+29*2 292 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/27 17:30:05 260 100 843 957 936 14.3 5.5e+15 1.9e+31 234 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/27 18:06:05 80 62 320 289 207 -3.3 6.6e+14 3.4e+29 70 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/28 03:30:05 81 61 169 156 0 -3.1 1.8e+14 2.6e+28 87 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/28 04:30:05 277 15 ---- --- --- --- ---- ---- 274 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 1 point; Only C2
    2001/12/28 10:34:53 277 29 417 476 974 35.3*1 2.4e+14*2 2.1e+29*2 279 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Only C2
    2001/12/28 11:30:05 55 95 838 957 1044 24.9 ---- ---- 37 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/28 16:30:05 284 31 303 352 612 12.7 4.0e+14 1.8e+29 283 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/28 19:54:15 287 53 372 379 419 1.7 1.6e+15 1.1e+30 285 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/28 20:06:05 118 60 ---- --- --- --- ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only 1 point; Only C2
    2001/12/28 20:30:05 Halo (OA) 360 2216 2239 2226 6.9 ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/12/29 09:54:05 270 >150 634 484 592 -10.8 1.1e+16*2 2.2e+31*2 271 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Uncertain Width; Partial Halo
    2001/12/29 17:54:05 235 29 421 511 1141 49.5*1 1.3e+14*2 1.2e+29*2 230 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/29 18:54:05 278 48 265 329 850 29.2*1 7.0e+14*2 2.5e+29*2 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/29 20:30:06 297 >211 819 905 871 9.3 1.6e+16*2 5.5e+31*2 281 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS Uncertain Width; Partial Halo
    2001/12/29 23:30:05 145 8 328 464 644 15.3 ---- ---- 147 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/30 08:30:05 54 9 316 463 428 6.4 ---- ---- 48 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/30 11:09:58 80 9 288 321 388 3.6 ---- ---- 80 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/30 12:30:05 286 7 718 860 802 12.7 ---- ---- 290 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/30 22:30:05 228 39 541 464 481 -6.2 2.0e+15 2.9e+30 233 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/30 23:30:05 Halo (BA) 360 457 355 253 -10.2*1 5.0e+15*2 5.2e+30*2 196 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie MailLog1
    2001/12/31 03:30:05 111 11 567 659 714 12.8 ---- ---- 112 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/31 10:35:00 261 39 204 147 0 -24.7 1.7e+14 3.5e+28 254 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Only C2
    2001/12/31 12:30:06 265 63 291 344 500 8.0 2.9e+14 1.2e+29 255 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie UVCS
    2001/12/31 17:06:05 291 15 628 603 588 -3.3 ---- ---- 291 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2001/12/31 21:30:05 289 21 300 304 323 0.7*1 2.5e+14 1.1e+29 287 C2 C3 195 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).