Sunspot region AR8046

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1997/05/24 1 0 AXX S26E67
1997/05/25 2 10 AXX S25E54
1997/05/26 3 10 AXX S27E41
1997/05/27 4 20 BXO S27E28
1997/05/28 5 10 BXO S26E14
1997/05/30 1 0 AXX S26W16
B
4

The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 8046

Start Maximum End
1B6.891997/05/2400:3800:5801:06
2B6.331997/05/2513:3813:5914:09
3B2.911997/05/2806:5707:0207:07
4B2.431997/05/3111:5912:0612:22

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