Top 25 sunspot regions of 2016
On this page you will find an overview of the largest sunspot regions of the year 2016. This page is updated daily. Sunspot information comes from the NOAA SWPC.
| Region | Size | Number of sunspots | Class Magn. | Class Spot | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2016/04/12 | 2529 | 850 | 19 | EKI | |
| 2 | 2016/09/04 | 2585 | 590 | 14 | EKC | |
| 3 | 2016/05/22 | 2546 | 550 | 7 | CHO | |
| 4 | 2016/07/21 | 2567 | 510 | 16 | DKI | |
| 5 | 2016/10/06 | 2599 | 460 | 6 | CKO | |
| 6 | 2016/07/18 | 2565 | 350 | 6 | CKO | |
| 7 | 2016/03/20 | 2524 | 340 | 5 | EHO | |
| 8 | 2016/06/13 | 2553 | 330 | 1 | HHX | |
| 9 | 2016/01/29 | 2489 | 300 | 15 | DKO | |
| 10 | 2016/08/10 | 2574 | 290 | 6 | DHO | |
| 11 | 2016/02/07 | 2494 | 270 | 9 | DAI | |
| 12 | 2016/02/13 | 2497 | 250 | 20 | EAC | |
| 13 | 2016/05/05 | 2542 | 250 | 2 | CKO | |
| 14 | 2016/01/26 | 2488 | 240 | 10 | DAI | |
| 15 | 2016/11/26 | 2612 | 230 | 2 | HAX | |
| 16 | 2016/12/06 | 2615 | 200 | 16 | DAI | |
| 17 | 2016/08/09 | 2571 | 200 | 16 | DAC | |
| 18 | 2016/03/30 | 2526 | 200 | 3 | CSO | |
| 19 | 2016/01/11 | 2480 | 190 | 7 | ESO | |
| 20 | 2016/02/09 | 2495 | 180 | 2 | DAO | |
| 21 | 2016/01/12 | 2483 | 180 | 7 | DAO | |
| 22 | 2016/02/22 | 2505 | 180 | 10 | DAC | |
| 23 | 2016/05/17 | 2544 | 160 | 20 | DAI | |
| 24 | 2016/05/02 | 2536 | 150 | 11 | DAI | |
| 25 | 2016/06/12 | 2552 | 150 | 5 | DAO |
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