Sunspot region AR10609
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004/05/11 | 1 | 0 | AXX | S03E63 | |
| 2004/05/12 | 5 | 20 | BXO | S04E48 | |
| 2004/05/13 | 15 | 40 | DRO | S04E41 | |
| 2004/05/14 | 22 | 160 | DAC | S03E24 | |
| 2004/05/15 | 28 | 230 | DAC | S04E10 | |
| 2004/05/16 | 39 | 500 | DKC | S03W05 | |
| 2004/05/17 | 35 | 410 | DKC | S03W19 | |
| 2004/05/18 | 26 | 320 | EAI | S03W31 | |
| 2004/05/19 | 13 | 270 | DAI | S03W46 | |
| 2004/05/20 | 10 | 200 | DKO | S04W58 | |
| 2004/05/21 | 8 | 160 | DAO | S03W70 | |
| 2004/05/22 | 3 | 90 | CAO | S02W88 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 10609
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.11 | 2004/05/13 | 13:24 | 13:34 | 13:40 | |
| 2 | C3.18 | 2004/05/15 | 14:34 | 14:46 | 14:53 | |
| 3 | C2.48 | 2004/05/13 | 07:29 | 07:45 | 08:21 | |
| 4 | C1.89 | 2004/05/12 | 15:37 | 15:43 | 15:57 | |
| 5 | C1.87 | 2004/05/13 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 09:52 | |
| 6 | C1.42 | 2004/05/17 | 00:41 | 00:51 | 01:04 | |
| 7 | C1.35 | 2004/05/15 | 20:59 | 21:12 | 21:25 | |
| 8 | B7.5 | 2004/05/15 | 02:44 | 02:49 | 02:53 | |
| 9 | B6.43 | 2004/05/13 | 03:37 | 03:41 | 03:45 | |
| 10 | B6.37 | 2004/05/15 | 16:03 | 16:22 | 16:28 |
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