Sunspot region AR10540

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2004/01/13 6 60 HHX S11E76
2004/01/14 7 500 EAO S11E68
2004/01/15 4 180 EAO S13E59
2004/01/16 10 300 ESO S13E43
2004/01/17 13 350 EAO S13E28
2004/01/18 9 350 ESO S14E15
2004/01/19 36 330 FKO S14E02
2004/01/20 30 300 FKO S14W10
2004/01/21 23 220 EAO S14W22
2004/01/22 22 220 ESO S14W35
2004/01/23 5 100 ESO S14W48
2004/01/24 3 80 CSO S14W61
2004/01/25 1 110 HSX S14W81
2004/01/26 1 60 HSX S15W91
BCM
11176

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 10540

Start Maximum End
1M8.822004/01/2007:2907:4307:47
2M7.262004/01/1717:3517:5017:59
3M2.112004/01/1800:0700:1700:21
4M1.542004/01/1905:2505:3205:35
5M1.522004/01/1912:3012:4012:46
6M1.182004/01/1919:5420:0220:08
7C4.72004/01/1506:2006:3206:37
8C2.572004/01/1902:2602:3102:35
9C2.372004/01/1703:3503:4804:00
10C2.242004/01/1712:4312:4912:54

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Nuuk
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The density of the solar wind is moderate (20.53 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (13.08nT), the direction is North (2.26nT).

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