Viewing archive of Wednesday, 3 December 2014 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxC
128 -180 -1C1.09C5.537

Sunspot regions

Region 12216

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -5 90 -110 HSX S14W90
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12217

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 -2 120 30 DAI S16W51
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.52

Region 12218

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 160 -10 HSX N18W36
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12219

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -3 120 -10 HSX N03W90
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12221

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 -7 70 CAO N06W11
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12222

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
27 7 620 -30 EKI S19W10
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.6 C2.18 C4.45 C3.86 C5.51

Region 12225

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -1 10 BXO S17E30
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12226

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -2 40 -10 CAO S19W36
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C1.96

Region 12227

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 60 HSX S03E71
HMIIF
HMIBC

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