CME 20021221

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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
20021221.230718.p254s
 23:07
 251
 400
 116.0*
 4.3e+13*
 No
 Yes


Table 2 - UVCS Observation Sequence

FITS filename
 PA (deg)
 T i (UT)
 Tf (UT)
 Height (Rsun)
 Slit W. (arcsec)
 Exp. Time (sec)
d02.12.21.21:38:06.ovi.dat
 251
 21:39:06
 03:39:06
 2.40
 20
 600

UVCS Slit Position

MOVIE of UVCS Slit on LASCO Images

Table 3 - UVCS Observation Wavelength Range

FITS filename
 Wave Min (A)
 Wave Max (A)
d02.12.21.21:38:06.ovi.dat
 1028.00
 1043.00

997.200
 1000.70

980.600
 990.600

1211.10
 1220.30

975.900
 979.300

1221.50
 1224.60


Table 4 - UV Properties

First Obs. Max blue-shift (km/sec) Max red-shift (km/sec) Detected at (Rsun) Lines
2002/12/21 23:02 UT 2.46 HILya1216
OVI1032
OVI1038

Interpretation

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

Comments

Narrow CME. Long exposure time, 10min. FITS contains CME at 03:30 UT as well.

Last Update Thu Sep 30 17:26:14 2010