Sunspot region AR12940
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/01/31 | 5 | 160 | CSO | N19E57 | |
| 2022/02/01 | 18 | 410 | DKI | N22E52 | |
| 2022/02/02 | 16 | 320 | DAO | N18E36 | |
| 2022/02/03 | 14 | 180 | CAI | N17E20 | |
| 2022/02/04 | 17 | 150 | DAI | N17E07 | |
| 2022/02/05 | 18 | 200 | DAO | N17W07 | |
| 2022/02/06 | 12 | 200 | DAO | N17W20 | |
| 2022/02/07 | 19 | 140 | DAO | N17W31 | |
| 2022/02/08 | 9 | 140 | DAO | N16W45 | |
| 2022/02/09 | 9 | 140 | DAO | N17W58 | |
| 2022/02/10 | 6 | 130 | DAO | N16W72 | |
| 2022/02/11 | 1 | 30 | HRX | N17W82 | |
| 2022/02/12 | 1 | 30 | HRX | N17W96 |
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| 3 | 36 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12940
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C9.4 | 2022/02/12 | 17:03 | 17:08 | 17:12 | |
| 2 | C8.7 | 2022/02/01 | 07:25 | 07:36 | 07:44 | |
| 3 | C7.9 | 2022/02/02 | 10:14 | 10:26 | 10:36 | |
| 4 | C7.0 | 2022/02/12 | 16:38 | 16:59 | 17:03 | |
| 5 | C6.7 | 2022/01/30 | 07:12 | 07:19 | 07:25 | |
| 6 | C5.5 | 2022/02/02 | 09:51 | 10:04 | 10:14 | |
| 7 | C3.3 | 2022/02/13 | 00:48 | 01:21 | 01:43 | |
| 8 | C3.0 | 2022/02/10 | 01:57 | 02:08 | 02:19 | |
| 9 | C2.8 | 2022/02/02 | 04:27 | 04:43 | 04:56 | |
| 10 | C2.7 | 2022/01/30 | 19:55 | 20:13 | 20:19 |
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