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Sunspot regions

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Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCMX
34 -20B5.71X1.09821

Sunspot regions

Region 12565

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 -1 250 HKX N04W75
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 12567

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 330 -50 DKO N06W66
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M7.18 C2.06 X1.09 M7.91 C1.42 C1.62 C2.54 C3.41 B8.54 C1.08 C1.9 C1.19

All times in UTC

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G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 21:40 UTC
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (13.28nT), the direction is North (6.26nT).
The Disturbance Storm Time index predicts strong storm conditions right now (-110nT)

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