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Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum flux
98 191 1B3.43B8.71

Sunspot regions

Region 11841

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 HRX S04W65
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11843

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 -2 20 -30 CSO N02W49
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11846

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 1 210 50 CSO S17E25
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11849

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 4 60 50 DAO N20E04
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 11850

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 2 90 DSO N08E52
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

B8.13

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G2 - Moderate geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 6
Threshold reached: 20:16 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, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (596.2 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.34nT), the direction is North (6.82nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts moderate storm conditions right now (-87nT)
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.01

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