Sunspot region AR8240

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1998/06/10 8 30 DRO S24W44
1998/06/11 15 110 DAO S25W55
1998/06/12 10 110 DAO S24W71
1998/06/13 7 90 DSO S24W82
1998/06/14 2 60 HAX S24W94
C
3

The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 8240

Start Maximum End
1C4.141998/06/1209:1409:1909:21
2C1.911998/06/1205:3705:4005:42
3C1.661998/06/1202:4902:5202:54
The density of the solar wind is moderate (26.44 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (17.2nT), the direction is North (5.56nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
M1

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