Sunspot region AR8422
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/12/25 | 5 | 70 | CAO | S23E75 | |
| 1998/12/26 | 4 | 130 | DSO | S26E68 | |
| 1998/12/27 | 8 | 160 | DSO | S23E51 | |
| 1998/12/28 | 16 | 190 | DAO | S23E38 | |
| 1998/12/29 | 19 | 180 | DAO | S23E26 | |
| 1998/12/30 | 14 | 120 | CSO | S23E13 | |
| 1998/12/31 | 17 | 130 | CSO | S23W01 | |
| 1999/01/01 | 8 | 120 | CAO | S23W15 | |
| 1999/01/02 | 6 | 90 | CAO | S24W26 | |
| 1999/01/03 | 2 | 90 | HSX | S22W41 | |
| 1999/01/04 | 4 | 80 | CSO | S23W52 | |
| 1999/01/05 | 1 | 70 | HSX | S22W67 | |
| 1999/01/06 | 1 | 70 | HAX | S22W80 | |
| 1999/01/07 | 1 | 60 | HAX | S22W90 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 |
The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 8422
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.12 | 1998/12/26 | 05:55 | 05:59 | 06:01 | |
| 2 | C8.93 | 1999/01/03 | 14:49 | 15:14 | 15:52 | |
| 3 | C4.5 | 1998/12/28 | 14:54 | 15:05 | 15:20 |
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