Sunspot region AR12542
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/05/05 | 2 | 250 | CKO | N09E70 | |
| 2016/05/06 | 3 | 120 | CSO | N10E56 | |
| 2016/05/07 | 3 | 150 | CSO | N10E42 | |
| 2016/05/08 | 4 | 170 | HAX | N11E28 | |
| 2016/05/09 | 8 | 100 | CAO | N12E16 | |
| 2016/05/10 | 16 | 150 | DAI | N12E03 | |
| 2016/05/11 | 15 | 130 | CAO | N12W11 | |
| 2016/05/12 | 12 | 130 | CAI | N11W23 | |
| 2016/05/13 | 11 | 160 | DAI | N10W36 | |
| 2016/05/14 | 16 | 160 | DAC | N10W50 | |
| 2016/05/15 | 12 | 140 | DAC | N10W64 | |
| 2016/05/16 | 4 | 110 | CAI | N11W77 | |
| 2016/05/17 | 1 | 30 | HSX | N11W90 | |
| 2016/05/18 | 1 | 30 | HSX | N11W0* |
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| 8 | 4 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12542
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4.48 | 2016/05/15 | 15:19 | 16:03 | 17:33 | |
| 2 | C2.71 | 2016/05/04 | 22:43 | 22:48 | 22:51 | |
| 3 | C1.62 | 2016/05/17 | 04:00 | 04:08 | 04:10 | |
| 4 | C1.12 | 2016/05/11 | 14:14 | 14:22 | 14:27 | |
| 5 | B9.83 | 2016/05/14 | 07:44 | 07:52 | 07:58 | |
| 6 | B8.98 | 2016/05/17 | 07:50 | 07:54 | 07:57 | |
| 7 | B8.89 | 2016/05/09 | 17:39 | 17:48 | 18:00 | |
| 8 | B7.2 | 2016/05/11 | 10:56 | 10:59 | 11:01 | |
| 9 | B6.71 | 2016/05/12 | 16:06 | 16:10 | 16:14 | |
| 10 | B6 | 2016/05/11 | 11:19 | 11:22 | 11:24 |
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