Sunspot region AR12996
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/04/20 | 1 | 50 | HSX | N23E65 | |
| 2022/04/21 | 3 | 100 | CAO | N23E51 | |
| 2022/04/22 | 4 | 90 | CAO | N25E42 | |
| 2022/04/23 | 3 | 70 | CAO | N26E27 | |
| 2022/04/24 | 2 | 80 | CAO | N27E15 | |
| 2022/04/25 | 5 | 30 | CRO | N24E02 | |
| 2022/04/26 | 7 | 10 | BXO | N24W12 | |
| 2022/04/27 | 7 | 10 | AXX | N25W25 |
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| C | M |
|---|---|
| 6 | 1 |
The top 7 solar flares from sunspot region 12996
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.2 | 2022/04/29 | 07:15 | 07:30 | 07:42 | |
| 2 | C7.7 | 2022/04/27 | 14:15 | 14:54 | 15:29 | |
| 3 | C6.8 | 2022/04/28 | 02:24 | 03:07 | 03:27 | |
| 4 | C3.3 | 2022/04/27 | 08:17 | 08:40 | 08:57 | |
| 5 | C2.7 | 2022/05/01 | 13:14 | 13:26 | 13:42 | |
| 6 | C1.5 | 2022/04/29 | 06:20 | 06:37 | 06:52 | |
| 7 | C1.1 | 2022/04/22 | 11:32 | 11:40 | 11:47 |
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