Sunspot region AR12497
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/02/07 | 10 | 50 | DAI | N13E58 | |
| 2016/02/08 | 9 | 70 | DAI | N13E49 | |
| 2016/02/09 | 10 | 200 | DAO | N13E36 | |
| 2016/02/10 | 14 | 180 | DAI | N13E22 | |
| 2016/02/11 | 22 | 240 | EAC | N13E08 | |
| 2016/02/12 | 22 | 180 | EAC | N13W06 | |
| 2016/02/13 | 20 | 250 | EAC | N13W19 | |
| 2016/02/14 | 23 | 220 | EAC | N12W35 | |
| 2016/02/15 | 18 | 200 | EAC | N12W48 | |
| 2016/02/16 | 16 | 240 | EAC | N12W62 | |
| 2016/02/17 | 14 | 220 | EAC | N13W76 | |
| 2016/02/18 | 14 | 220 | EAC | N13W89 | |
| 2016/02/19 | 14 | 220 | EAC | N13W0* |
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| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 67 | 8 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12497
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M2.57 | 2016/02/13 | 15:16 | 15:24 | 15:26 | |
| 2 | M1.71 | 2016/02/15 | 10:41 | 11:00 | 11:06 | |
| 3 | M1.49 | 2016/02/12 | 10:36 | 10:47 | 10:53 | |
| 4 | M1.49 | 2016/02/14 | 19:18 | 19:26 | 19:29 | |
| 5 | M1.36 | 2016/02/17 | 04:54 | 05:01 | 05:07 | |
| 6 | M1.28 | 2016/02/11 | 20:18 | 21:03 | 21:28 | |
| 7 | M1.06 | 2016/02/17 | 18:06 | 18:13 | 18:19 | |
| 8 | M1.03 | 2016/02/18 | 01:49 | 01:58 | 02:04 | |
| 9 | C9.94 | 2016/02/14 | 09:52 | 10:25 | 10:30 | |
| 10 | C9.82 | 2016/02/12 | 17:10 | 17:21 | 17:27 |
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, UtsjokiKirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk
Kiruna
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