Viewing archive of Friday, 27 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
78 93 3A6.43B5.59

Sunspot regions

Region 8163

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 10 AXX S21W84

Region 8164

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
18 -1 120 -10 DAI N16W25

Region 8167

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 1 70 10 DAO S26W09

Region 8168

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 0 AXX N16W62

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 18:59 UTC

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

Vorkuta
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is high (21.98nT), the direction is North (9.79nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-55nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1.31

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