Viewing archive of Friday, 8 February 2002 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 51 | 2 1 | C1.86 | C5.81 | 5 |
Sunspot regions
Region 9802 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -9 | 110 -200 | DSO | S14W80 | |
Region 9806 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 1 | 30 10 | HSX | N13W63 | |
Region 9807 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -1 | 20 -10 | CSO | S27W22 | |
Region 9808 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 8 -5 | 70 10 | DSO | N18W40 | |
Region 9809 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 7 -1 | 80 -10 | DSO | S05W24 | |
Region 9810 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 -3 | 170 40 | HAX | N10E01 | |
Region 9811 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 11 -1 | 140 -60 | DAO | S26E20 | |
Region 9815 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 10 3 | 80 -20 | CAO | N12E17 | |
Region 9816 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 4 | 30 -30 | CSO | S11W70 | |
Region 9819 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 5 1 | 30 -20 | CSO | S31E43 | |
Region 9820 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location |
| 3 | 20 | CSO | N15E46 | |
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