Sunspot region AR10226
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/12/14 | 8 | 70 | DSO | S28E51 | |
| 2002/12/15 | 19 | 170 | DAI | S28E39 | |
| 2002/12/16 | 20 | 290 | EKI | S28E25 | |
| 2002/12/17 | 28 | 320 | EKI | S28E12 | |
| 2002/12/18 | 42 | 560 | FKI | S28W01 | |
| 2002/12/19 | 47 | 720 | FKI | S28W15 | |
| 2002/12/20 | 45 | 690 | FKC | S28W28 | |
| 2002/12/21 | 41 | 720 | FKC | S28W41 | |
| 2002/12/22 | 29 | 510 | FKC | S28W54 | |
| 2002/12/23 | 26 | 360 | FKI | S28W67 | |
| 2002/12/24 | 13 | 460 | FKO | S28W78 | |
| 2002/12/25 | 4 | 110 | EAO | S28W89 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 31 | 6 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 10226
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M9.77 | 2002/12/20 | 13:13 | 13:18 | 13:20 | |
| 2 | M3.54 | 2002/12/18 | 06:31 | 06:42 | 06:56 | |
| 3 | M2.84 | 2002/12/16 | 22:45 | 22:55 | 23:20 | |
| 4 | M2.31 | 2002/12/17 | 22:57 | 23:35 | 23:45 | |
| 5 | M1.22 | 2002/12/20 | 08:20 | 08:33 | 08:45 | |
| 6 | M1.04 | 2002/12/20 | 20:10 | 20:14 | 20:16 | |
| 7 | C9.89 | 2002/12/18 | 02:29 | 02:33 | 02:36 | |
| 8 | C9.16 | 2002/12/17 | 19:23 | 19:30 | 19:39 | |
| 9 | C8.67 | 2002/12/17 | 00:54 | 01:00 | 01:09 | |
| 10 | C6.7 | 2002/12/21 | 04:48 | 04:53 | 04:57 |
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