Sunspot region AR12494

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2016/02/05 7 150 DAI S12E09
2016/02/06 16 230 DAI S12W04
2016/02/07 9 270 DAI S11W17
2016/02/08 9 270 DKI S12W29
2016/02/09 8 240 DAI S12W43
2016/02/10 6 120 DAO S12W57
2016/02/11 5 70 DSO S12W70
2016/02/12 3 40 DSO S12W84
2016/02/13 1 10 AXX S14W96
2016/02/14 1 10 AXX S14W0*
BC
115

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12494

Start Maximum End
1C7.392016/02/0418:1518:2218:28
2C5.262016/02/0416:4416:4916:53
3C4.332016/02/0500:4900:5601:03
4C4.162016/02/0507:1507:2207:30
5C3.442016/02/0412:1612:2112:25
6C2.962016/02/0414:3414:4214:48
7C2.142016/02/0622:3722:4422:48
8C1.62016/02/0602:4003:1103:30
9C1.442016/02/0619:3319:3819:42
10C1.392016/02/0402:1102:1502:17

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22024M5.47
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*since 1994

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