Viewing archive of Sunday, 3 May 1998 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
123 130 -1B3.57M1.9131

Sunspot regions

Region 8210

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
40 10 420 80 EKI S17W22

Solar flares on this day

C3.31 C5.26

Region 8214

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
27 -1 200 60 EAI N27E19

Solar flares on this day

C1.35 M1.91

Region 8216

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 -10 AXX S21E25

Region 8217

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 40 HSX S17E74

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