Sunspot region AR12680
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/09/11 | 1 | 100 | HSX | N09E66 | |
| 2017/09/12 | 1 | 80 | HSX | N09E53 | |
| 2017/09/13 | 1 | 140 | HSX | N09E39 | |
| 2017/09/14 | 1 | 120 | HSX | N09E26 | |
| 2017/09/15 | 1 | 120 | HSX | N08E13 | |
| 2017/09/16 | 3 | 80 | HSX | N08W00 | |
| 2017/09/17 | 3 | 90 | HSX | N08W13 | |
| 2017/09/18 | 3 | 80 | HAX | N08W27 | |
| 2017/09/19 | 2 | 80 | HSX | N08W40 | |
| 2017/09/20 | 1 | 50 | HSX | N08W53 | |
| 2017/09/21 | 1 | 60 | HSX | N08W67 | |
| 2017/09/22 | 1 | 60 | HSX | N07W80 | |
| 2017/09/23 | 1 | 60 | HSX | N07W93 | |
| 2017/09/24 | 1 | 60 | HSX | N07W0* |
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| B | C |
|---|---|
| 8 | 3 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12680
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4.35 | 2017/09/12 | 07:22 | 07:29 | 07:34 | |
| 2 | C2.37 | 2017/09/12 | 19:03 | 19:20 | 19:28 | |
| 3 | C1.17 | 2017/09/20 | 19:26 | 19:32 | 19:37 | |
| 4 | B4.63 | 2017/09/12 | 15:28 | 15:35 | 15:39 | |
| 5 | B2.6 | 2021/09/01 | 04:27 | 04:33 | 04:37 | |
| 6 | B2.11 | 2017/09/12 | 15:54 | 15:59 | 16:06 | |
| 7 | B1.9 | 2021/09/01 | 03:03 | 03:10 | 03:16 | |
| 8 | B1.71 | 2017/09/13 | 07:39 | 07:48 | 08:09 | |
| 9 | B1.27 | 2017/09/13 | 05:38 | 05:41 | 05:51 | |
| 10 | B1.08 | 2017/09/20 | 20:00 | 20:03 | 20:09 |
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