Sunspot region AR12253
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/12/31 | 4 | 50 | DAI | S06E63 | |
| 2015/01/01 | 14 | 270 | EAC | S06E48 | |
| 2015/01/02 | 16 | 460 | EKC | S07E35 | |
| 2015/01/03 | 22 | 770 | EKC | S06E22 | |
| 2015/01/04 | 31 | 900 | EKC | S07E09 | |
| 2015/01/05 | 42 | 860 | EKC | S07W04 | |
| 2015/01/06 | 26 | 700 | FKC | S07W18 | |
| 2015/01/07 | 31 | 460 | FKC | S06W30 | |
| 2015/01/08 | 24 | 210 | FAC | S06W44 | |
| 2015/01/09 | 15 | 90 | ESI | S06W57 | |
| 2015/01/10 | 8 | 70 | CSO | S06W71 | |
| 2015/01/11 | 1 | 10 | AXX | S06W85 | |
| 2015/01/12 | 1 | 10 | AXX | S06W0* |
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| B | C | M |
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| 1 | 30 | 3 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12253
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.86 | 2015/01/04 | 15:18 | 15:36 | 15:53 | |
| 2 | M1.64 | 2015/01/03 | 09:40 | 09:47 | 09:50 | |
| 3 | M1.07 | 2015/01/05 | 17:34 | 17:47 | 18:04 | |
| 4 | C8.56 | 2015/01/06 | 05:16 | 05:31 | 05:58 | |
| 5 | C6.64 | 2015/01/03 | 06:13 | 06:17 | 06:20 | |
| 6 | C6.12 | 2015/01/07 | 11:43 | 11:51 | 12:01 | |
| 7 | C6.06 | 2015/01/08 | 04:25 | 04:34 | 04:39 | |
| 8 | C5.87 | 2015/01/05 | 22:03 | 22:13 | 22:20 | |
| 9 | C5.52 | 2015/01/03 | 06:43 | 06:49 | 06:53 | |
| 10 | C5.05 | 2015/01/05 | 08:19 | 08:22 | 08:25 |
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