Sunspot region AR8404
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/12/07 | 9 | 80 | DSO | S22E02 | |
| 1998/12/08 | 16 | 120 | DAI | S23W12 | |
| 1998/12/09 | 22 | 280 | DAI | S24W25 | |
| 1998/12/10 | 21 | 340 | EKO | S23W38 | |
| 1998/12/11 | 22 | 320 | EKC | S22W51 | |
| 1998/12/12 | 18 | 410 | EKI | S22W66 | |
| 1998/12/13 | 13 | 230 | DAO | S22W77 | |
| 1998/12/14 | 5 | 110 | CAO | S24W86 |
| C |
|---|
| 7 |
The top 7 solar flares from sunspot region 8404
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C4.56 | 1998/12/08 | 20:15 | 20:17 | 20:25 | |
| 2 | C4.21 | 1998/12/08 | 12:30 | 13:21 | 13:36 | |
| 3 | C2.59 | 1998/12/08 | 15:27 | 15:41 | 15:51 | |
| 4 | C2.39 | 1998/12/12 | 23:17 | 23:20 | 23:22 | |
| 5 | C1.97 | 1998/12/12 | 19:18 | 19:22 | 19:26 | |
| 6 | C1.9 | 1998/12/11 | 03:18 | 03:26 | 03:36 | |
| 7 | C1.33 | 1998/12/10 | 23:43 | 23:48 | 23:51 |
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