Viewing archive of Wednesday, 7 April 1999 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
121 20 -2C1.43C2.334

Sunspot regions

Region 8504

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 -5 20 -30 BXO S28W27

Region 8506

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
21 -2 260 -30 EAO S26W42

Region 8507

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 30 -20 CSO N12E18

Region 8508

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 -1 110 -50 EAO N21E36

Solar flares on this day

C1.89

Region 8510

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 20 HSX S34E53

Region 8511

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 100 DAO S17E59

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 20:16 UTC

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

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (595.7 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.29nT), the direction is North (6.89nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-84nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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