Viewing archive of Sunday, 4 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 -17 | 0 | B2.86 | B7.17 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8346 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -2 | 0 -20 | AXX | S27W79 | |
Region 8349 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 -1 | 10 | BXO | S27E06 | |
Region 8350 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 1 | 260 | DAO | N19E54 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| B6.04 | ||||
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