Viewing archive of Wednesday, 12 July 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
219 -80 -2C2.79M6.97104

Sunspot regions

Region 13360

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -4 0 -10 AXX N25W86
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13361

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
13 -7 220 -30 DSI N25W65
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M1.3 C9.0 C4.7 C4.1

Region 13362

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 20 -10 HRX S08W34
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13363

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
24 3 850 70 DKO S21W09
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C5.5 C6.4

Region 13364

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
5 4 10 BXO N25W26
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13366

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 -6 90 -30 HSX S11W81
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M1.4

Region 13367

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
18 -4 160 DAI N10W41
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13368

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
11 -3 80 -20 DAI S17W78
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13369

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 -2 0 -60 AXX S18W65
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13370

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
8 30 -20 DRO S14E33
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13371

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 1 30 10 HAX S15E45
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13372

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
13 10 650 380 EKI N22E61
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C8.6 M1.3 C5.5 C5.8 M6.97 C4.9

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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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