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Sunspot regions

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Sunspot number New regionsBackground fluxMaximum fluxCM
146 111 1C1.54M2.4482

Sunspot regions

Region 13852

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
9 2 190 -60 CAO S11W65
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M2.4 C2.5

Region 13854

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
16 -9 300 EHI S11W60
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13855

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
3 -3 20 CRO N15W90
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C3.8

Region 13856

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 -6 190 40 DAC N09W23
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

M1.0 C3.9 C2.6

Region 13857

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 2 130 30 DAO S03E31
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13858

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
4 2 10 -10 BXO S13E22
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13859

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
10 -15 110 50 DAO S10W01
HMIIF
HMIBC

Region 13860

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
6 70 DAI S05E22
HMIIF
HMIBC

Solar flares on this day

C6.6 C3.2 C5.4

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