Sunspot region AR8253
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/06/23 | 1 | 30 | HSX | N18E76 | |
| 1998/06/24 | 3 | 90 | CAO | N18E66 | |
| 1998/06/25 | 9 | 240 | DAO | N18E54 | |
| 1998/06/26 | 12 | 270 | DAC | N18E39 | |
| 1998/06/27 | 21 | 230 | DSO | N17E26 | |
| 1998/06/28 | 24 | 220 | DSC | N17E12 | |
| 1998/06/29 | 28 | 200 | DSI | N18W01 | |
| 1998/06/30 | 20 | 150 | DSO | N18W15 | |
| 1998/07/01 | 8 | 120 | CSO | N17W29 | |
| 1998/07/02 | 5 | 100 | CSO | N18W43 | |
| 1998/07/03 | 2 | 90 | HSX | N16W59 | |
| 1998/07/04 | 1 | 90 | HSX | N17W74 | |
| 1998/07/05 | 1 | 20 | HSX | N17W86 |
| B | C |
|---|---|
| 6 | 20 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8253
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C9.71 | 1998/07/01 | 18:35 | 18:40 | 18:47 | |
| 2 | C8.51 | 1998/06/25 | 20:10 | 21:07 | 21:19 | |
| 3 | C6.56 | 1998/06/30 | 01:26 | 01:48 | 01:58 | |
| 4 | C3.84 | 1998/06/28 | 03:47 | 04:01 | 04:10 | |
| 5 | C2.51 | 1998/06/23 | 19:15 | 19:23 | 19:27 | |
| 6 | C2.33 | 1998/06/28 | 20:56 | 21:00 | 21:14 | |
| 7 | C2.11 | 1998/06/24 | 11:28 | 11:38 | 11:47 | |
| 8 | C2.04 | 1998/06/28 | 19:49 | 20:15 | 20:29 | |
| 9 | C1.99 | 1998/06/24 | 09:02 | 09:06 | 09:08 | |
| 10 | C1.87 | 1998/06/29 | 06:14 | 06:27 | 06:40 |
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