Viewing archive of Wednesday, 23 May 2012 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
91 -41B4.43C1.83

Sunspot regions

Region 11479

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 30 HSX N13W80

Region 11482

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -3 240 -20 DSO N14W71

Region 11483

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -3 10 -20 BXO S25W67

Region 11484

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
19 290 50 EAI N10W43

Solar flares on this day

C1.79 C1.01

Region 11486

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -1 200 -10 HSX N17E13

Region 11488

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 10 BXO N12E55

Solar flares on this day

C1.39

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