Viewing archive of Tuesday, 4 August 1998 - Sunspot regions
It appears that the image of the visible solar disk for this day in history is missing.
| Sunspot number | New regions | Background flux | Maximum flux |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 -32 | 0 -1 | B3 | B6.5 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8280 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 100 -120 | HSX | S20W97 | |
Region 8282 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -3 | 90 -40 | HSX | N30W83 | |
Region 8283 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 30 -10 | HSX | N26W22 | |
Region 8286 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -1 | 20 10 | CRO | N19W35 | |
Region 8288 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 0 -10 | AXX | S28E11 | |
Region 8290 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 0 -10 | AXX | N16E24 | |
Region 8293 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 5 | 200 120 | FSO | S20E60 | |
Region 8294 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 7 4 | 20 10 | BXO | N17E03 | |
Region 8295 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 0 | BXO | N13E01 | |
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