Viewing archive of Saturday, 16 January 1999 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 0 | B9.43 | M5.27 | 20 | 2 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8437 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 100 | HSX | N10E03 | |
Region 8438 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 -1 | 0 | AXX | S18W28 | |
Region 8439 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 24 5 | 270 | EAI | S24E41 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.16 C3.24 | ||||
Region 8440 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 26 14 | 300 110 | DAI | N20E42 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C1.44 C1.87 C4.1 C4.2 C3.6 C2.29 C2.99 C3.27 C3.4 M5.27 C5.86 C3.49 C4.26 C7.21 | ||||
Region 8441 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 2 | 10 10 | BXO | N17E14 | |
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