CME 19990917

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Table 1 - General Information

CME ID
Time (UT)
PA (deg)
Speed (km/sec)
Acceleration (m/sec2)
Mass (g)
Type II RB
X Flare
19990917.140606.p048g
14:06
53
1220
-31.9*
1.4e+14
No
Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
PA (deg)
T i (UT)
Tf (UT)
Height (Rsun)
Slit W. (arcsec)
Exp. Time (sec)
d99.09.17.20:27:39.ovi.dat
70
20:28:16
00:28:16
6.00
21
600

Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
Wave Min (A)
Wave Max (A)
d99.09.17.20:27:39.ovi.dat
1024.10
1039.60

997.700
1000.50

971.900
984.000

1210.00
1221.20


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
1999/09/17 20:27 6 OVI1032
OVI1038

Images

Intensity Images

O VI Intensity


Interpretation

Front No
Void ?
Shock No
Current Sheet No
Prominence No
Flare O VI No
Leg ?
Helix No

Comments

Bright O VI fades at ~ 23:00 UT. Not clear which CME is responsible. Ly alpha brightens as O VI fades.

Last Update Fri Oct 31 09:52:58 2008