Sunspot region AR12948

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2022/02/14 3 80 DSO S27E56
2022/02/15 3 40 CSO S27E43
2022/02/16 8 80 DAO S27E28
2022/02/17 13 100 CAO S27E15
2022/02/18 8 70 CAO S28E01
2022/02/19 6 50 CSO S27W10
2022/02/20 4 30 CSO S27W24
2022/02/21 1 10 AXX S28W39
B
1

The top 1 solar flares from sunspot region 12948

Start Maximum End
1B3.92022/02/2308:0908:1708:21

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Arkhangelsk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (10.54nT), the direction is slightly South (-6.94nT).

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