Sunspot region AR9690

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2001/11/06 6 600 DKO S18E71
2001/11/07 25 750 FKI S18E58
2001/11/08 37 850 FKC S17E45
2001/11/09 54 1060 FKC S18E31
2001/11/10 39 1410 FKC S18E16
2001/11/11 74 1420 FKC S18E04
2001/11/12 62 1240 FKI S18W09
2001/11/13 82 1180 FKC S18W22
2001/11/14 64 1150 FKC S18W34
2001/11/15 50 780 FKI S17W48
2001/11/16 29 730 FKI S17W60
2001/11/17 13 510 DKO S17W75
2001/11/18 3 170 HAX S18W80
2001/11/19 1 100 HAX S17W92
CM
3122

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9690

Start Maximum End
1M8.192001/11/0719:3020:0120:26
2M6.042001/11/0814:5915:3516:00
3M4.782001/11/0908:4108:5609:08
4M4.472001/11/0905:2005:3905:48
5M3.332001/11/1019:4720:0020:09
6M2.932001/11/0709:2709:3309:39
7M2.772001/11/1421:4322:1022:34
8M2.292001/11/0901:1901:3301:49
9M2.172001/11/1306:2206:2606:28
10M2.142001/11/1110:5411:0311:07

G1 - Minor geomagnetic storm

Observed Kp: 5
Threshold reached: 19:50 UTC

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

Tórshavn
Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kuopio, Sodankylä, Utsjoki
Reykjavik
Kirkenes, Tromsø, Trondheim
Arkhangelsk, Murmansk, Norilsk, Vorkuta
Kiruna, Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (519.2 km/sec.)
The direction of the interplanetary magnetic field is slightly South (-5.93nT).
The maximum X-ray flux of the past two hours is:
C7.28

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