SMM C/P CME Event

16 January 1989 --- Day of Year (DOY): 016

A sequence of four images of a coronal mass ejection as seen over the east limb of the sun by the SMM Coronagraph. Solar north is toward the upper left corner in each image.

Event Information

Event Description

Loop/cavity with beautiful, brighter, structured, inner (prominence) loop/cavity superposed on and between streamers. Northern leg of inner loop is highly structured. Streamers are disrupted. Big Deflections.

Event Properties

Start/Stop Times in SMM Coronagraph Field of View: January 16, 09:09 to 12:49
Central Position Angle: 055 degrees
Width (in degrees): 060 degrees
Speed (in km/sec): 538 <--- Cavity
Speed (in km/sec): 352 <--- Inner Loop (prominence)

SMM Mass Ejection Catalogue:

Detailed information on all SMM mass ejections is available in the
SMM Catalogue of Coronal Mass Ejections

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Andrew L. Stanger ( stanger@ucar.edu)
Last revised: 29 August 2000