Sunspot region AR8869

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2000/02/11 1 20 HAX S25E70
2000/02/12 5 70 CAO S26E61
2000/02/13 5 50 CSO S24E48
2000/02/14 5 40 ESO S24E36
2000/02/15 5 30 CSO S24E22
2000/02/16 4 20 CSO S23E06
2000/02/17 13 90 DSO S23W08
2000/02/18 22 150 DAO S22W21
2000/02/19 26 190 EAO S21W35
2000/02/20 44 300 EAI S20W49
2000/02/21 41 480 FAI S20W61
2000/02/22 32 520 FAI S19W74
2000/02/23 17 410 FAI S20W86
CM
127

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8869

Start Maximum End
1M3.672000/02/1718:4118:5219:05
2M1.862000/02/1915:3915:5416:10
3M1.82000/02/2123:1323:1923:26
4M1.712000/02/2211:2311:3311:40
5M1.592000/02/2208:4208:5609:04
6M1.222000/02/1906:2406:3306:39
7M1.222000/02/2000:5200:5701:02
8C7.072000/02/2010:1510:2610:37
9C5.842000/02/2004:0404:2004:32
10C5.32000/02/1921:5822:1222:31

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 solar wind speed is currently moderately high (535.4 km/sec.)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (14.89nT), the direction is North (10.87nT).

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