Sunspot region AR10159
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/10/14 | 1 | 80 | HSX | S12E73 | |
| 2002/10/15 | 1 | 140 | HAX | S11E57 | |
| 2002/10/16 | 1 | 160 | HSX | S11E44 | |
| 2002/10/17 | 5 | 190 | CAO | S11E31 | |
| 2002/10/18 | 8 | 160 | CAO | S11E18 | |
| 2002/10/19 | 10 | 150 | CAO | S11E05 | |
| 2002/10/20 | 8 | 100 | DAO | S12W08 | |
| 2002/10/21 | 6 | 60 | DSO | S12W22 | |
| 2002/10/22 | 7 | 30 | DSO | S13W35 | |
| 2002/10/23 | 3 | 10 | BXO | S15W46 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 |
The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 10159
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M3.21 | 2002/10/14 | 23:42 | 00:10 | 01:08 | |
| 2 | C6.74 | 2002/10/14 | 09:31 | 09:45 | 09:59 | |
| 3 | C2.97 | 2002/10/17 | 14:30 | 14:37 | 14:43 |
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