Sunspot region AR12178
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/09/29 | 4 | 50 | CAO | S03E60 | |
| 2014/09/30 | 3 | 120 | CSO | S03E45 | |
| 2014/10/01 | 5 | 120 | DAO | S03E32 | |
| 2014/10/02 | 12 | 180 | DAC | S02E19 | |
| 2014/10/03 | 12 | 140 | DAI | S02E05 | |
| 2014/10/04 | 10 | 160 | CAI | S01W08 | |
| 2014/10/05 | 13 | 130 | CAI | S01W23 | |
| 2014/10/06 | 4 | 110 | CAO | S01W37 | |
| 2014/10/07 | 3 | 100 | HAX | S01W51 | |
| 2014/10/08 | 1 | 80 | HAX | S02W64 | |
| 2014/10/09 | 1 | 70 | HSX | S03W79 | |
| 2014/10/10 | 1 | 60 | HAX | S01W93 | |
| 2014/10/11 | 1 | 60 | HAX | S01W0* |
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| 4 | 1 |
The top 5 solar flares from sunspot region 12178
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.43 | 2014/09/27 | 08:32 | 08:37 | 08:40 | |
| 2 | C2.39 | 2014/10/04 | 00:54 | 01:02 | 01:11 | |
| 3 | C2.01 | 2014/10/04 | 02:10 | 02:24 | 02:40 | |
| 4 | C1.98 | 2014/10/04 | 10:16 | 10:21 | 10:24 | |
| 5 | C1.48 | 2014/10/05 | 09:32 | 09:54 | 10:16 |
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