Viewing archive of Thursday, 16 November 2000 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
142 -21C1.41M1.2831

Sunspot regions

Region 9221

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -2 20 -20 HRX S11W74

Region 9223

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -2 30 -20 HSX S14W61

Region 9227

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -6 260 EKO S11W41

Region 9228

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 1 30 CSO N21W55

Region 9229

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 70 HAX N06E05

Region 9231

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
22 8 320 70 EAI S24E44

Solar flares on this day

M1.28 C1.31

Region 9232

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 1 110 -20 EAO N24E48

Region 9233

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 50 HSX N12E63

Region 9234

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 10 BXO N20E22

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The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.74nT), the direction is slightly South (-4nT).

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