Sunspot region AR8906

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2000/03/09 12 740 HKX S17E68
2000/03/10 19 480 EKO S16E55
2000/03/11 29 730 DKC S16E44
2000/03/12 22 800 DKC S16E31
2000/03/13 41 850 FKC S15E18
2000/03/14 32 840 EKC S16E06
2000/03/15 38 900 EKC S16W09
2000/03/16 47 720 EKC S16W20
2000/03/17 22 680 DKI S16W37
2000/03/18 20 610 DKI S16W49
2000/03/19 10 410 DKO S17W62
2000/03/20 7 370 DKO S17W75
2000/03/21 4 230 EAO S16W88
CM
3510

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8906

Start Maximum End
1M5.642000/03/1823:5323:5700:19
2M5.262000/03/1223:3023:3823:43
3M2.292000/03/1917:0117:5618:07
4M2.072000/03/1310:3810:4811:01
5M2.062000/03/1518:3618:4018:43
6M1.962000/03/1109:1509:2709:35
7M1.592000/03/1711:0811:2511:34
8M1.292000/03/1618:3218:3818:47
9M1.112000/03/1017:4917:5818:06
10M1.062000/03/1021:0021:0821:19

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå, Umeå
The density of the solar wind is moderate (22.81 p/cm3)
The strength of the interplanetary magnetic field is moderate (12.5nT), the direction is North (5.93nT).

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