Sunspot region AR11401

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2012/01/15 2 40 HSX N15E73
2012/01/16 14 200 DAI N17E60
2012/01/17 13 420 ESO N17E51
2012/01/18 18 480 EKC N18E38
2012/01/19 18 450 EKC N16E27
2012/01/20 22 540 EKI N18E13
2012/01/21 19 380 EKI N16W00
2012/01/22 19 350 EKI N17W12
2012/01/23 21 260 EKI N16W26
2012/01/24 22 170 ESO N16W39
2012/01/25 22 170 ESO N16W52
2012/01/26 6 50 CSO N16W66
CM
213

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 11401

Start Maximum End
1M2.52012/01/1819:0419:1219:27
2M2.112012/01/1413:1413:1813:20
3M1.552012/01/1704:4104:5305:07
4C82012/01/1610:3110:3811:22
5C5.992012/01/1412:0012:0912:20
6C5.712012/01/1608:0808:1208:18
7C5.622012/01/1622:5023:1623:57
8C5.352012/01/2212:3812:5513:47
9C4.132012/01/1418:3518:4018:43
10C3.662012/01/1600:1400:1800:22

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, Tromsø
Murmansk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (522.3 km/sec.)
A southern hemisphere coronal hole was detected in an earth-facing position on Friday, 14 March 2025

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