Viewing archive of Sunday, 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 -3 | 0 -3 | B4.43 | M2.71 | 1 | 1 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8335 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 -2 | 60 -40 | DSO | S21W26 | |
Region 8336 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 10 2 | 80 40 | DSO | S30E11 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.2 | ||||
Region 8337 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 | 30 -10 | CRO | S39E02 | |
Region 8338 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 70 -60 | HSX | N31E43 | |
Region 8339 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 7 | 50 30 | CSO | S17E16 | |
Region 8340 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 12 4 | 470 110 | CKO | N19E50 | |
Region 8341 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 20 | BXO | N19W58 | |
Region 8342 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 10 | AXX | N17E38 | |
Region 8343 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 | 10 | AXX | N42E65 | |
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