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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
1B4.712016/09/1006:5907:0607:13
2B3.62016/09/0904:2804:3104:35
3B2.922016/09/1419:0619:1119:24
4B2.292016/09/1415:4015:4415:50
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