Sunspot region AR8003
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996/12/08 | 2 | 10 | BXO | S31E24 | |
| 1996/12/09 | 4 | 10 | BXO | S30E10 | |
| 1996/12/11 | 7 | 40 | CRO | S29W18 | |
| 1996/12/13 | 10 | 100 | DSO | S28W45 | |
| 1996/12/16 | 2 | 180 | ESO | S29W88 |
| B | C |
|---|---|
| 7 | 1 |
The top 8 solar flares from sunspot region 8003
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1.06 | 1996/12/09 | 17:06 | 17:17 | 17:19 | |
| 2 | B9.96 | 1996/12/12 | 12:51 | 13:03 | 13:09 | |
| 3 | B8.06 | 1996/12/12 | 06:32 | 06:49 | 06:53 | |
| 4 | B5.76 | 1996/12/13 | 05:47 | 05:51 | 05:53 | |
| 5 | B2.11 | 1996/12/11 | 03:54 | 04:00 | 04:11 | |
| 6 | B2.07 | 1996/12/14 | 03:18 | 03:21 | 03:24 | |
| 7 | B1.8 | 1996/12/13 | 13:28 | 13:35 | 13:38 | |
| 8 | B1.74 | 1996/12/10 | 14:28 | 14:33 | 14:39 |
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