Sunspot region AR12580
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/08/23 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S16E60 | |
| 2016/08/24 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S17E46 | |
| 2016/08/25 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S18E34 | |
| 2016/08/26 | 2 | 40 | CSO | S18E21 | |
| 2016/08/27 | 2 | 20 | HSX | S18E09 | |
| 2016/08/28 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S18W05 | |
| 2016/08/29 | 2 | 20 | HRX | S18W19 | |
| 2016/08/30 | 3 | 30 | HRX | S18W30 | |
| 2016/08/31 | 8 | 30 | CAO | S17W43 | |
| 2016/09/01 | 6 | 60 | CAO | S16W57 | |
| 2016/09/02 | 3 | 60 | CAO | S16W71 |
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The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 12580
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B3.56 | 2016/08/23 | 08:47 | 08:51 | 08:57 | |
| 2 | B1.43 | 2016/08/22 | 09:35 | 09:38 | 09:46 |
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