Viewing archive of Wednesday, 9 December 1998 - Sunspot regions
Courtesy of SDO, SOHO (NASA) and the [MDI, AIA, EVE, and/or HMI] consortium.
| Sunspot number | New regions | Background flux | Maximum flux | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 -26 | 0 -1 | C1.19 | C8.51 | 11 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8395 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -3 | 40 -80 | HRX | N20W79 | |
Region 8397 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 2 -4 | 150 -40 | HSX | N16W50 | |
Region 8399 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 1 | 40 30 | CRO | N29W80 | |
Region 8402 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 11 1 | 160 -70 | DSO | N17W31 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.79 C2.59 | ||||
Region 8403 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 40 | HSX | N20W15 | |
Region 8404 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 22 6 | 280 160 | DAI | S24W25 | |
Region 8405 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 12 3 | 40 -20 | CSO | S15E35 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.74 C2.41 C3 | ||||
Region 8406 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 7 4 | 180 80 | ESO | S27E62 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.61 | ||||
Region 8407 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 | 50 | DSO | S17E07 | |
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