Active Region 1476 has now rotated to the right side of the sun's disk. It has been quiet for a few days, but erupted with an M-class flare that peaked at 9:47 PM EDT on May 16, 2012. A coronal mass ejection or CME was also associated with the flare. It burst from the sun at 9:48 PM EDT and is traveling at over 930 miles per second. NASA models suggest that it will not impact Earth and cause a geomagnetic storm, however it may pass by the Messenger and STEREO A spacecraft. NASA labels CMEs at this fairly fast, but not extreme, speed as Type O –for "occasional," since CMEs with speeds in this range happen a few times per year.