Sunspot region AR9557

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2001/07/27 1 80 HSX S18E72
2001/07/28 1 70 HSX S18E58
2001/07/29 4 90 ESO S20E48
2001/07/30 9 130 FAO S20E36
2001/07/31 14 110 EAO S19E22
2001/08/01 15 120 EAI S20E08
2001/08/02 12 80 EAO S19W03
2001/08/03 15 90 ESO S20W15
2001/08/04 14 50 EAO S21W26
2001/08/05 19 280 DKI S21W37
2001/08/06 21 560 DKI S21W51
2001/08/07 16 550 DKI S20W64
2001/08/08 12 600 DKI S20W78
2001/08/09 11 270 DAI S21W93
CM
243

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9557

Start Maximum End
1M7.022001/08/0522:1622:2422:29
2M2.52001/08/0515:2215:3115:36
3M1.672001/08/0707:2607:3707:47
4C7.862001/08/0607:2207:3007:38
5C6.462001/08/0807:4908:0208:20
6C5.232001/08/0716:2316:2816:33
7C5.082001/08/0515:0015:0415:07
8C4.722001/08/0518:2518:3018:33
9C4.562001/08/0700:0800:1300:17
10C4.412001/08/0711:2311:3211:42

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
Kirkenes, Tromsø
Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (531.6 km/sec.)
A southern hemisphere coronal hole was detected in an earth-facing position on Friday, 14 March 2025

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