Viewing archive of Wednesday, 9 September 1998 - Sunspot regions
It appears that the image of the visible solar disk for this day in history is missing.
| Sunspot number | New regions | Background flux | Maximum flux | C | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156 -8 | 1 | B8.57 | C4.76 | 4 | 1 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8323 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 17 -5 | 760 -210 | FKI | S22W64 | |
Region 8326 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 17 2 | 90 10 | DAO | N22E12 | |
Region 8327 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 -1 | 10 -10 | BXO | N29E14 | |
Region 8328 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 11 1 | 160 60 | CSO | S18E20 | |
Region 8329 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 24 11 | 300 150 | EAI | N14E11 | |
Region 8330 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 60 | CSO | S22E44 | |
Region 8331 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 6 5 | 100 -20 | CSO | N24E51 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.46 | ||||
Region 8332 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 10 | BXO | S27E12 | |
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