Viewing archive of Sunday, 16 January 2000 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262 -6 | 1 -1 | C1.43 | C4.23 | 2 |
Sunspot regions
Region 8821 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 1 | 110 | CAO | N28W35 | |
Region 8824 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 70 22 | 380 -30 | EAC | S14W03 | |
Region 8826 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 2 | 40 | CSO | N18W71 | |
Region 8827 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -3 | 150 -10 | CAO | S12W70 | |
Region 8828 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 16 6 | 120 100 | DAO | S22E06 | |
Region 8829 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 18 4 | 120 -20 | ESO | N15E24 | |
Solar flares on this day | ||||
| C2.76 | ||||
Region 8831 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 18 12 | 100 20 | DAO | S18E40 | |
Region 8832 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 9 2 | 50 30 | CSO | S16W28 | |
Region 8833 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 140 10 | HAX | N18E54 | |
Region 8834 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 | 30 | CRO | S16W60 | |
Region 8835 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 | 0 | BXO | N08E57 | |
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