Sunspot region AR8858
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/02/04 | 1 | 30 | HRX | N24E72 | |
| 2000/02/05 | 5 | 90 | DSO | N26E64 | |
| 2000/02/06 | 11 | 170 | EAI | N26E53 | |
| 2000/02/07 | 21 | 120 | EAO | N27E40 | |
| 2000/02/08 | 19 | 110 | DSO | N27E27 | |
| 2000/02/09 | 17 | 100 | CAO | N28E14 | |
| 2000/02/10 | 16 | 70 | CAO | N27E01 | |
| 2000/02/11 | 12 | 50 | DSO | N27W10 | |
| 2000/02/12 | 10 | 40 | CAO | N24W25 | |
| 2000/02/13 | 7 | 40 | DSO | N25W38 | |
| 2000/02/14 | 4 | 20 | CSO | N24W50 | |
| 2000/02/15 | 2 | 20 | HRX | N25W61 | |
| 2000/02/16 | 3 | 40 | CSO | N25W72 | |
| 2000/02/17 | 2 | 100 | DAO | N27W79 |
| C | M | X |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 6 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8858
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X1.74 | 2000/02/05 | 19:17 | 19:28 | 19:31 | |
| 2 | M4.36 | 2000/02/04 | 09:11 | 09:19 | 09:28 | |
| 3 | M2.53 | 2000/02/12 | 03:51 | 04:10 | 04:31 | |
| 4 | M1.9 | 2000/02/08 | 08:42 | 09:00 | 09:18 | |
| 5 | M1.12 | 2000/02/05 | 08:22 | 08:30 | 08:41 | |
| 6 | M1.01 | 2000/02/04 | 19:19 | 19:50 | 20:17 | |
| 7 | M1.01 | 2000/02/10 | 01:40 | 02:08 | 02:39 | |
| 8 | C9.49 | 2000/02/09 | 00:42 | 00:51 | 01:09 | |
| 9 | C7.13 | 2000/02/04 | 17:56 | 18:02 | 18:06 | |
| 10 | C6.14 | 2000/02/04 | 22:24 | 22:34 | 22:43 |
Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future
Gillam, MB, Whitehorse, YT, Yellowknife, NTFairbanks, AK, Utqiagvik, AK
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