Sunspot region AR8970
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/04/21 | 2 | 350 | HKX | S14E77 | |
| 2000/04/22 | 7 | 630 | EKO | S15E68 | |
| 2000/04/23 | 15 | 1010 | EKI | S15E56 | |
| 2000/04/24 | 31 | 1210 | EKC | S15E43 | |
| 2000/04/25 | 27 | 1060 | EKI | S15E30 | |
| 2000/04/26 | 41 | 1080 | EKC | S15E18 | |
| 2000/04/27 | 42 | 1090 | EKC | S15E04 | |
| 2000/04/28 | 44 | 990 | EKC | S14W10 | |
| 2000/04/29 | 49 | 1020 | EKC | S13W22 | |
| 2000/04/30 | 29 | 780 | EKC | S15W36 | |
| 2000/05/01 | 21 | 650 | EKO | S14W51 | |
| 2000/05/02 | 15 | 550 | DKO | S13W64 | |
| 2000/05/03 | 6 | 350 | DAO | S13W78 | |
| 2000/05/04 | 1 | 170 | HAX | S14W92 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 2 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8970
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M9.79 | 2000/05/04 | 10:57 | 11:08 | 11:14 | |
| 2 | M1.6 | 2000/05/03 | 22:47 | 23:10 | 23:21 | |
| 3 | C9.11 | 2000/04/26 | 09:17 | 09:23 | 09:28 | |
| 4 | C4.06 | 2000/04/26 | 07:38 | 07:44 | 07:51 | |
| 5 | C3.93 | 2000/04/23 | 13:44 | 13:49 | 13:53 | |
| 6 | C3.76 | 2000/04/22 | 18:02 | 18:09 | 18:14 | |
| 7 | C3.29 | 2000/04/27 | 07:56 | 08:08 | 08:13 | |
| 8 | C2.96 | 2000/05/02 | 16:39 | 16:43 | 16:45 | |
| 9 | C2.9 | 2000/04/29 | 05:25 | 05:28 | 05:30 | |
| 10 | C2.74 | 2000/04/22 | 18:47 | 18:59 | 19:14 |
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