Sunspot region AR10242
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003/01/03 | 6 | 30 | CSO | S08E61 | |
| 2003/01/04 | 15 | 90 | DAI | S08E48 | |
| 2003/01/05 | 18 | 180 | DAI | S08E33 | |
| 2003/01/06 | 28 | 190 | DAI | S08E20 | |
| 2003/01/07 | 27 | 190 | DAC | S08E03 | |
| 2003/01/08 | 36 | 340 | DKC | S06W09 | |
| 2003/01/09 | 46 | 370 | DAC | S08W22 | |
| 2003/01/10 | 35 | 310 | DAI | S08W34 | |
| 2003/01/11 | 23 | 190 | DAI | S08W48 | |
| 2003/01/12 | 28 | 300 | DAI | S07W61 | |
| 2003/01/13 | 12 | 170 | DAO | S07W75 | |
| 2003/01/14 | 4 | 120 | DAO | S07W87 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 2 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 10242
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.41 | 2003/01/09 | 01:27 | 01:39 | 02:03 | |
| 2 | M1.11 | 2003/01/07 | 08:28 | 08:33 | 08:38 | |
| 3 | C4.93 | 2003/01/08 | 07:21 | 07:31 | 07:38 | |
| 4 | C4.37 | 2003/01/10 | 21:58 | 22:07 | 22:12 | |
| 5 | C3.67 | 2003/01/10 | 23:37 | 23:41 | 23:50 | |
| 6 | C3.67 | 2003/01/11 | 00:06 | 00:42 | 00:52 | |
| 7 | C3.43 | 2003/01/11 | 16:01 | 16:11 | 16:42 | |
| 8 | C2.89 | 2003/01/09 | 22:34 | 22:37 | 22:40 | |
| 9 | C2.79 | 2003/01/11 | 13:09 | 13:15 | 13:34 | |
| 10 | C2.49 | 2003/01/08 | 16:21 | 16:27 | 16:31 |
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