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Sunspot region AR12598

Number of
sunspots		 Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2016/10/03 3 10 BXO N12E58
2016/10/04 10 120 CAO N13E44
2016/10/05 8 80 CAO N13E30
2016/10/06 12 80 DAI N13E16
2016/10/07 20 90 DSI N13E03
2016/10/08 15 140 DAI N14W10
2016/10/09 17 110 DAI N13W24
2016/10/10 15 120 CAI N14W38
2016/10/11 11 90 CAI N15W51
2016/10/12 5 20 BXO N15W64
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The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12598

Start Maximum End
1B8.292016/10/0403:5304:0904:24
2B7.392016/10/0501:1001:1401:16
3B7.072016/10/0802:1502:1902:25
4B6.772016/10/0918:5819:0319:10
5B6.442016/10/0204:4904:5905:08
6B6.082016/10/1001:1701:2501:31
7B5.322016/10/1000:5401:0401:10
8B4.862016/10/1109:4509:4809:51
9B4.472016/10/0700:3600:4000:44
10B4.342016/10/0218:5318:5718:59
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Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Oulu
Arkhangelsk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.58nT), the direction is slightly South (-7.91nT).

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