Sunspot region AR11596
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/10/19 | 4 | 300 | EAO | N11E73 | |
| 2012/10/20 | 5 | 330 | EKO | N08E60 | |
| 2012/10/21 | 6 | 280 | EKO | N06E46 | |
| 2012/10/22 | 9 | 460 | EHO | N07E33 | |
| 2012/10/23 | 31 | 310 | DKI | N07E20 | |
| 2012/10/24 | 14 | 300 | EKO | N07E06 | |
| 2012/10/25 | 13 | 290 | EKO | N08W08 | |
| 2012/10/26 | 10 | 230 | EAO | N07W21 | |
| 2012/10/27 | 9 | 230 | EAO | N08W35 | |
| 2012/10/28 | 5 | 170 | DAO | N08W48 | |
| 2012/10/29 | 5 | 150 | DAO | N06W65 | |
| 2012/10/30 | 3 | 110 | CAO | N05W79 | |
| 2012/10/31 | 1 | 60 | HSX | N08W94 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 11596
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.07 | 2012/10/17 | 07:52 | 08:02 | 08:16 | |
| 2 | C3.95 | 2012/10/20 | 20:02 | 20:10 | 20:22 | |
| 3 | C2.94 | 2012/10/17 | 14:27 | 14:34 | 14:40 | |
| 4 | C2.57 | 2012/10/21 | 12:58 | 13:16 | 13:32 | |
| 5 | C2.07 | 2012/10/26 | 10:23 | 10:32 | 10:39 | |
| 6 | C2.05 | 2012/10/18 | 22:30 | 22:59 | 23:21 | |
| 7 | C1.85 | 2012/10/26 | 03:54 | 04:00 | 04:10 | |
| 8 | C1.65 | 2012/10/31 | 04:59 | 05:07 | 05:13 | |
| 9 | C1.57 | 2012/10/21 | 11:06 | 11:09 | 11:18 | |
| 10 | C1.23 | 2012/10/25 | 14:32 | 14:51 | 15:11 |
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