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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
57 -370B4.29C3.091

Sunspot regions

Region 11791

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -14 0 -90 AXX S13W46
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11793

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
17 6 280 -30 EHO N21E12
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.02

Region 11796

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -3 10 AXX S13W67
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11797

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -2 10 -10 BXO S19W14
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11798

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 AXX S12E28
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11799

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 0 AXX S17E48
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11800

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 20 HRX S10E51
HMIIF
HMIBC

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 17:48 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
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (588.3 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (14.73nT), the direction is North (5.63nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-70nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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