Sunspot region AR12472

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2015/12/22 1 60 HAX N04E78
2015/12/23 10 150 DAO N03E62
2015/12/24 10 170 DAI N04E49
2015/12/25 8 100 DAI N03E37
2015/12/26 7 40 CAO N03E23
2015/12/27 7 30 CSO N04E11
2015/12/28 9 30 CRO N04W02
2015/12/29 8 20 CRO N04W16
2015/12/30 6 10 BXO N04W30
2015/12/31 1 10 AXX N04W44
CM
114

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12472

Start Maximum End
1M4.072015/12/2100:5201:0301:11
2M1.582015/12/2110:0910:1910:32
3M1.32015/12/2105:2905:3905:43
4M1.082015/12/2304:0204:1404:37
5C9.842015/12/2516:5917:2917:49
6C9.082015/12/2213:0613:3813:53
7C8.472015/12/2405:0806:1606:49
8C42015/12/2718:5919:1019:27
9C3.42015/12/2103:1003:1603:21
10C2.932015/12/2104:5004:5805:04
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (618.8 km/sec.)

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