Sunspot region AR8256
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/06/26 | 2 | 10 | AXX | S26E68 | |
| 1998/06/27 | 4 | 60 | CSO | S25E58 | |
| 1998/06/28 | 3 | 70 | ESO | S25E46 | |
| 1998/06/29 | 5 | 50 | CSO | S24E33 | |
| 1998/06/30 | 7 | 40 | CAO | S24E20 | |
| 1998/07/01 | 3 | 10 | BXO | S24E04 | |
| 1998/07/02 | 2 | 0 | AXX | S23W08 | |
| 1998/07/03 | 3 | 10 | BXO | S24W19 | |
| 1998/07/04 | 15 | 20 | BXO | S24W33 | |
| 1998/07/05 | 18 | 70 | DRO | S23W47 | |
| 1998/07/06 | 11 | 30 | CRO | S24W60 | |
| 1998/07/07 | 4 | 10 | BXO | S25W74 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8256
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.29 | 1998/07/04 | 16:32 | 16:43 | 16:53 | |
| 2 | C7.69 | 1998/07/04 | 10:00 | 10:10 | 10:23 | |
| 3 | C7.33 | 1998/07/04 | 14:40 | 14:53 | 15:10 | |
| 4 | C4.8 | 1998/07/01 | 18:01 | 18:14 | 18:26 | |
| 5 | C3.1 | 1998/07/04 | 18:38 | 18:52 | 19:00 | |
| 6 | C2.79 | 1998/07/03 | 20:04 | 20:14 | 20:21 | |
| 7 | C2.34 | 1998/07/04 | 19:20 | 19:25 | 19:35 | |
| 8 | C2.1 | 1998/07/05 | 18:00 | 18:24 | 18:39 | |
| 9 | C2.06 | 1998/07/03 | 17:25 | 17:44 | 17:58 | |
| 10 | C1.77 | 1998/07/03 | 11:19 | 11:25 | 11:33 |
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