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Sunspot region AR12862

Number of
sunspots		 Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2021/08/27 4 50 BXO S29W69
2021/08/28 2 10 BXO S28W80
2021/08/29 2 10 BXO S28W95
BC
41

The top 5 solar flares from sunspot region 12862

Start Maximum End
1C1.12021/08/2715:0415:1415:24
2B7.82021/08/2717:0817:1817:28
3B4.82021/08/2718:2218:3018:39
4B4.72021/08/2716:0616:1616:22
5B4.42021/08/2718:0118:0818:13
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