Sunspot region AR12589
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/09/09 | 3 | 10 | BXO | N14E14 | |
| 2016/09/10 | 7 | 30 | CRO | N15W01 | |
| 2016/09/11 | 12 | 80 | DAI | N14W13 | |
| 2016/09/12 | 8 | 70 | DSO | N15W28 | |
| 2016/09/13 | 6 | 50 | CSO | N15W42 | |
| 2016/09/14 | 2 | 20 | CSO | N14W54 | |
| 2016/09/15 | 1 | 20 | HSX | N12W71 |
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The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 12589
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B4.71 | 2016/09/10 | 06:59 | 07:06 | 07:13 | |
| 2 | B3.6 | 2016/09/09 | 04:28 | 04:31 | 04:35 | |
| 3 | B2.92 | 2016/09/14 | 19:06 | 19:11 | 19:24 | |
| 4 | B2.29 | 2016/09/14 | 15:40 | 15:44 | 15:50 |
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