Sunspot region AR8218
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/05/07 | 2 | 10 | AXX | S23E74 | |
| 1998/05/08 | 5 | 160 | DSO | S22E61 | |
| 1998/05/09 | 16 | 190 | DKI | S20E48 | |
| 1998/05/10 | 19 | 260 | EAI | S19E34 | |
| 1998/05/11 | 14 | 220 | ESO | S20E22 | |
| 1998/05/12 | 12 | 230 | ESO | S20E08 | |
| 1998/05/13 | 24 | 210 | EAI | S20W05 | |
| 1998/05/14 | 26 | 210 | ESI | S20W18 | |
| 1998/05/15 | 24 | 180 | ESI | S21W31 | |
| 1998/05/16 | 25 | 200 | ESI | S21W45 | |
| 1998/05/17 | 18 | 270 | EAC | S21W57 | |
| 1998/05/18 | 15 | 350 | ESC | S20W70 | |
| 1998/05/19 | 11 | 190 | DSO | S20W80 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8218
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.79 | 1998/05/07 | 13:31 | 13:50 | 14:05 | |
| 2 | C6.33 | 1998/05/07 | 07:35 | 07:39 | 07:44 | |
| 3 | C3.99 | 1998/05/19 | 15:41 | 16:05 | 16:34 | |
| 4 | C2.91 | 1998/05/16 | 01:52 | 01:57 | 02:09 | |
| 5 | C2.5 | 1998/05/15 | 02:14 | 02:21 | 02:24 | |
| 6 | C2.04 | 1998/05/13 | 22:19 | 22:25 | 22:30 | |
| 7 | C1.99 | 1998/05/14 | 10:26 | 10:33 | 10:36 | |
| 8 | C1.61 | 1998/05/12 | 04:49 | 05:27 | 06:51 | |
| 9 | C1.56 | 1998/05/13 | 14:50 | 14:52 | 14:55 | |
| 10 | C1.25 | 1998/05/11 | 10:41 | 10:47 | 10:52 |
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
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