Sunspot region AR12648
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/04/02 | 2 | 10 | BXO | S03E72 | |
| 2017/04/03 | 3 | 20 | CRO | S03E61 | |
| 2017/04/04 | 6 | 30 | DRO | S03E50 | |
| 2017/04/05 | 8 | 30 | CRO | S03E37 | |
| 2017/04/06 | 5 | 50 | BXO | S02E22 | |
| 2017/04/07 | 4 | 20 | BXO | S03E07 | |
| 2017/04/08 | 2 | 0 | AXX | S03W04 |
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| B | C |
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| 1 | 1 |
The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 12648
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C2.79 | 2017/04/04 | 01:28 | 01:32 | 01:36 | |
| 2 | B2.12 | 2017/04/09 | 17:21 | 17:26 | 17:30 |
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