Viewing archive of Thursday, 12 February 1998 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
67 40 -2A7.29B6.36

Sunspot regions

Region 8151

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 20 -30 HSX S24W26

Region 8153

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -2 0 -20 AXX S39E02

Region 8156

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 3 40 20 CSO S24E57

Solar flares on this day

B2.24 B3.27

Region 8157

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 10 BXO N27E66

Region 8158

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 BXO S19E77

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Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Edmonton, AB, Gillam, MB, Whitehorse, YT, Yellowknife, NT
Anchorage, AK, Fairbanks, AK, Juneau, AK
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.59nT), the direction is slightly South (-3.97nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.03

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