• 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
    2009/10/01 01:06:06 63 12 246 256 361 3.1*1 ---- ---- 66 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/01 03:54:03 275 20 274 278 316 1.1*1 5.0e+13 1.9e+28 273 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/01 20:06:03 102 14 187 379 478 10.2*1 ---- ---- 99 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/02 07:06:03 103 9 210 263 335 4.0*1 ---- ---- 96 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/02 13:31:40 252 7 511 483 0 -16.4*1 ---- ---- 248 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/03 05:54:03 162 9 624 727 1083 38.7*1 ---- ---- 156 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/03 05:54:03 98 35 123 86 0 -6.5*1 5.4e+13 4.1e+27 97 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/03 18:31:36 162 7 376 464 1120 51.1*1 ---- ---- 156 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/03 21:54:04 163 7 344 154 0 -87.2*1 ---- ---- 156 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/03 23:06:46 221 8 490 601 1270 60.6*1 ---- ---- 225 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/04 18:54:03 265 34 159 181 355 4.4*1 2.8e+13 3.5e+27 267 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/05 04:30:17 96 41 266 313 353 3.2*1 3.4e+14 1.2e+29 92 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/05 15:54:25 95 28 163 179 196 0.7*1 3.5e+14 4.7e+28 104 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/06 11:06:03 288 24 235 318 459 8.3*1 2.5e+14 6.8e+28 285 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/06 11:54:28 197 10 288 204 0 -29.9*1 ---- ---- 200 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/06 13:30:18 4 8 589 893 2473 268.2*1 ---- ---- 6 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/07 09:08:26 99 40 96 122 217 1.8*1 2.2e+14 1.0e+28 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/07 19:06:16 105 16 216 239 279 1.9*1 ---- ---- 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/07 23:06:03 350 12 393 470 1159 53.0*1 ---- ---- 353 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/08 02:06:15 7 8 582 781 1666 107.2*1 ---- ---- 12 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/08 02:54:27 99 10 120 214 315 4.3*1 ---- ---- 100 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/08 09:30:14 169 5 346 514 1894 147.6*1 ---- ---- 170 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/08 13:54:45 171 5 388 403 573 8.1*1 ---- ---- 169 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/10 20:30:03 203 6 407 555 1220 59.4*1 ---- ---- 211 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/11 16:54:03 258 28 130 316 288 3.6*1 1.4e+14 1.2e+28 261 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/12 12:30:03 198 8 179 192 339 3.8*1 ---- ---- 203 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/12 18:54:03 348 7 616 840 1750 119.9*1 ---- ---- 345 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/13 04:54:03 69 9 153 186 364 4.9*1 ---- ---- 71 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/13 07:31:37 272 50 199 214 233 0.9*1 1.0e+14 2.0e+28 264 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/13 09:54:03 4 5 189 128 0 -28.9*1 ---- ---- 3 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/13 15:30:03 277 47 94 198 199 1.7*1 7.3e+14 3.2e+28 276 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/13 17:08:02 120 10 204 239 300 2.5*1 ---- ---- 115 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/14 10:06:03 118 17 265 280 317 1.5*1 ---- ---- 110 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/16 20:30:03 293 44 362 440 455 5.2*1 3.2e+14 2.1e+29 282 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/17 20:58:37 211 145 220 307 395 5.8*1 5.0e+14*2 1.2e+29*2 226 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Partial Halo
    2009/10/20 04:30:03 82 42 139 290 345 4.9*1 5.7e+14 5.5e+28 83 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/20 07:31:36 146 14 237 322 653 16.6*1 ---- ---- 148 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/20 10:30:17 286 29 181 253 539 11.5*1 8.1e+13 1.3e+28 289 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/21 00:30:03 73 22 237 325 647 16.8*1 5.4e+12 1.5e+27 78 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/21 01:30:03 268 17 161 203 238 1.8*1 ---- ---- 266 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/21 06:55:20 69 6 237 217 134 -2.0*1 ---- ---- 76 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/21 13:31:44 102 60 118 221 201 1.7*1 2.5e+15 1.8e+29 91 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/22 15:06:03 68 10 221 203 0 -3.5*1 ---- ---- 72 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/22 16:30:03 294 27 257 277 309 1.6*1 2.0e+14 6.8e+28 287 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/22 22:06:03 191 10 251 303 642 15.3*1 ---- ---- 193 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/22 22:30:03 12 5 205 215 362 3.8*1 ---- ---- 16 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/23 02:06:03 356 9 552 437 0 -36.9*1 ---- ---- 358 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/23 09:30:03 136 8 307 270 0 -9.8*1 ---- ---- 130 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/23 11:06:04 104 13 202 241 288 2.3*1 ---- ---- 109 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/23 18:06:03 103 57 197 488 446 9.1*1 4.3e+15 8.4e+29 101 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/23 19:31:37 247 7 412 388 0 -21.8*1 ---- ---- 252 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/24 15:30:03 276 43 86 103 170 1.0*1 1.9e+13 7.2e+26 282 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/24 18:30:03 1 6 355 465 1035 42.3*1 ---- ---- 4 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/25 06:54:03 265 9 177 161 0 -1.6*1 ---- ---- 267 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event
    2009/10/26 00:06:03 269 23 159 149 84 -0.9*1 1.4e+14 1.7e+28 268 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/26 23:06:03 214 9 541 300 0 -167.8*1 ---- ---- 219 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/27 06:54:03 145 6 298 285 0 -7.2*1 ---- ---- 142 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/27 20:30:03 332 5 234 301 785 25.0*1 ---- ---- 327 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event; Only 3 points; Only C2
    2009/10/27 21:16:22 239 15 489 565 723 15.0*1 ---- ---- 247 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/28 02:33:04 275 35 274 266 138 -2.5*1 6.9e+13 2.6e+28 273 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Poor Event; Only C2
    2009/10/28 12:48:03 278 35 176 397 426 8.1*1 7.0e+14 1.1e+29 277 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/28 19:26:03 278 62 181 422 490 10.1*1 1.5e+14 2.5e+28 280 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/30 07:26:05 280 30 210 306 413 6.6*1 1.1e+14 2.3e+28 278 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie Very Poor Event
    2009/10/31 01:48:03 249 99 312 428 376 4.0 5.0e+15 2.4e+30 244 C2 C3 195 PHTX DST Java Movie
    2009/10/31 14:48:03 281 58 499 929 885 31.8 4.8e+14 6.0e+29 293 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).