SMM C/P CME Event

15 January 1989 --- Day of Year (DOY): 015

Event Description

Mound (or loop/cavity) with highly structured arrow-shaped (prominence) core at 012 degrees in 22:22 image. Event appears between streamers. Deflections. Solar north is toward the upper left as indicated by the arrow drawn into the occulting disk; the dotted circle marks the solar photosphere.

Event Properties

Start/Stop Times in SMM Coronagraph Field of View: January 15, 20:48 to 23:55
Central Position Angle: 015 degrees
Width (in degrees): 050 degrees
No Speed Measurements Possible - Front in one image only.

Image List:

January 15, 1989: 19:14 UT

January 15, 1989: 20:48 UT

January 15, 1989: 22:22 UT January 15, 1989: 23:55 UT


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