Sunspot region AR12997
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/04/23 | 3 | 10 | BXO | N14E63 | |
| 2022/04/24 | 4 | 10 | BXO | N14E49 | |
| 2022/04/25 | 5 | 30 | CRO | N11E34 | |
| 2022/04/26 | 7 | 30 | CRO | N12E21 | |
| 2022/04/27 | 4 | 30 | CRO | N12E13 | |
| 2022/04/28 | 4 | 20 | CRO | N12W00 | |
| 2022/04/29 | 7 | 20 | BXO | N09W22 | |
| 2022/04/30 | 3 | 10 | BXO | N12W33 | |
| 2022/05/01 | 1 | 10 | AXX | N12W46 | |
| 2022/05/02 | 3 | 10 | BXO | N12W58 |
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The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 12997
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C5.4 | 2022/04/30 | 11:14 | 11:25 | 11:34 | |
| 2 | C1.9 | 2022/04/30 | 04:04 | 04:15 | 04:25 |
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