Sunspot region AR10870

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2006/04/11 1 10 AXX S08E22
2006/04/12 3 20 HSX S08E09
2006/04/13 5 20 CSO S08W05
2006/04/14 2 10 AXX S08W19
2006/04/15 1 0 AXX S09W30
2006/04/18 1 10 AXX S06W74
BC
23

The top 5 solar flares from sunspot region 10870

Start Maximum End
1C1.542006/04/1101:4502:0002:04
2C1.482006/04/1104:3304:3904:43
3C1.242006/04/1019:2719:3419:39
4B2.762006/04/1302:0102:0402:07
5B2.382006/04/1306:3706:4106:43

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