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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
46 -21 1A5.71A6.84

Sunspot regions

Region 10870

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 AXX S06W74

Region 10871

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -2 30 -30 CSO S06W46

Region 10872

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -3 10 -10 BXO S08W05

Region 10873

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 0 -10 AXX S04W37

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