Viewing archive of Tuesday, 22 May 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
95 -141 1B4.29B8.52

Sunspot regions

Region 11478

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 60 HSX S23W88

Region 11479

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -1 30 -20 HSX N14W66

Region 11482

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 -1 260 DHO N15W57

Region 11483

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 1 30 -20 DRO S25W56

Region 11484

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
19 2 240 -40 DSI N10W30

Solar flares on this day

B8.35

Region 11486

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -1 210 70 HSX N16E26

Region 11487

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -4 10 AXX N18W19

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