Sunspot region AR8198

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1998/04/08 1 60 HSX S28E74
1998/04/09 10 170 DAO S28E60
1998/04/10 13 70 DAO S28E49
1998/04/11 18 60 CAO S28E36
1998/04/12 13 30 BXO S28E23
1998/04/13 12 30 BXO S28E09
1998/04/14 5 20 BXO S28E00
1998/04/15 6 10 BXO S29W17
1998/04/16 4 10 BXO S29W31
BC
11

The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 8198

Start Maximum End
1C3.811998/04/0918:1018:1518:19
2B7.261998/04/1421:3621:4021:44

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

Fairbanks, AK
The density of the solar wind is moderate (25.91 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.72nT), the direction is North (4.42nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1

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