Sunspot region AR11971

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2014/02/05 3 10 BXO S11E59
2014/02/06 11 50 CSO S12E43
2014/02/07 20 100 DSO S12E26
2014/02/08 19 80 DSO S12E12
2014/02/09 12 70 DAO S12W00
2014/02/10 12 70 CAO S12W15
2014/02/11 4 40 CAO S11W30
2014/02/12 2 10 AXX S12W46
2014/02/13 3 30 CSO S12W59
2014/02/14 3 40 CSO S11W72
2014/02/15 1 30 HSX S12W85
2014/02/16 1 30 HSX S12W99
C
1

The top 1 solar flares from sunspot region 11971

Start Maximum End
1C5.142014/02/1416:4916:5216:59

G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 05:57 UTC

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

Yellowknife, NT
The solar wind speed is currently high (764.6 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.79nT), the direction is North (2.84nT).

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