Viewing archive of Wednesday, 8 February 2023 - Sunspot regions

Sunspot regions

Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
142 322 2C1.77M2.0764

Sunspot regions

Region 13210

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 10 5 AXX S14W70
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13211

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 1 50 CAO S17W84
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C4.5

Region 13212

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 10 BXO S16W98
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13213

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
26 17 290 210 EKI N31W15
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M2.0 C5.3 C3.7 C7.4 M1.6 C6.4 M1.7 M1.7

Region 13214

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 6 290 170 DHO N12E06
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13215

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 1 30 20 CRO N22E30
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13216

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 4 250 110 DKO N25E39
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13217

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 300 DKO S07E72
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C2.8 M1.5

Region 13218

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 60 BXO N15E62
HMIIF
HMIBC

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