Sunspot region AR8038
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997/05/07 | 1 | 90 | HAX | N20E58 | |
| 1997/05/08 | 1 | 70 | HSX | N20E45 | |
| 1997/05/09 | 1 | 80 | HSX | N21E27 | |
| 1997/05/10 | 4 | 90 | CSO | N21E20 | |
| 1997/05/11 | 2 | 80 | HSX | N21E07 | |
| 1997/05/12 | 2 | 80 | HSX | N21W06 | |
| 1997/05/13 | 2 | 60 | HSX | N21W19 | |
| 1997/05/14 | 5 | 70 | CSO | N20W31 | |
| 1997/05/15 | 7 | 70 | CSO | N20W44 | |
| 1997/05/16 | 5 | 50 | CAO | N20W58 | |
| 1997/05/17 | 5 | 30 | CRO | N21W70 | |
| 1997/05/18 | 1 | 0 | AXX | N24W82 |
| B | C |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 |
The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 8038
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1.81 | 1997/05/12 | 04:42 | 04:55 | 05:26 | |
| 2 | B2.7 | 1997/05/16 | 12:56 | 13:01 | 13:07 | |
| 3 | B1.59 | 1997/05/06 | 14:04 | 14:07 | 14:13 |
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