Sunspot region AR8176
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/03/08 | 1 | 0 | AXX | S43E66 | |
| 1998/03/09 | 6 | 30 | BXO | S42E54 | |
| 1998/03/10 | 7 | 50 | CAO | S40E41 | |
| 1998/03/11 | 14 | 110 | DAO | S39E29 | |
| 1998/03/12 | 21 | 140 | EAO | S38E17 | |
| 1998/03/13 | 25 | 140 | EAO | S40E05 | |
| 1998/03/14 | 20 | 210 | EAI | S40W07 | |
| 1998/03/15 | 15 | 150 | EAO | S39W22 | |
| 1998/03/16 | 12 | 100 | ESO | S38W34 | |
| 1998/03/17 | 10 | 60 | CAO | S40W42 | |
| 1998/03/18 | 5 | 30 | CRO | S40W53 | |
| 1998/03/19 | 1 | 0 | AXX | S40W63 |
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The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 8176
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B8.57 | 1998/03/09 | 04:54 | 04:58 | 05:00 | |
| 2 | B8.2 | 1998/03/11 | 21:30 | 21:39 | 21:45 | |
| 3 | B6.07 | 1998/03/09 | 23:21 | 23:30 | 23:34 |
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