Sunspot region AR8861
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/02/06 | 2 | 10 | AXX | N08W15 | |
| 2000/02/07 | 12 | 20 | DRO | N07W27 | |
| 2000/02/08 | 15 | 220 | DAO | N08W40 | |
| 2000/02/09 | 13 | 290 | DAO | N07W53 | |
| 2000/02/10 | 16 | 350 | DAO | N07W68 | |
| 2000/02/11 | 7 | 320 | DAO | N08W78 | |
| 2000/02/12 | 2 | 240 | EAO | N08W95 |
| C |
|---|
| 10 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8861
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C6.33 | 2000/02/07 | 16:31 | 16:54 | 17:09 | |
| 2 | C6.2 | 2000/02/07 | 23:23 | 23:28 | 23:37 | |
| 3 | C3.57 | 2000/02/07 | 18:25 | 18:31 | 18:38 | |
| 4 | C2.49 | 2000/02/09 | 15:48 | 15:52 | 15:56 | |
| 5 | C2.14 | 2000/02/08 | 01:59 | 02:06 | 02:14 | |
| 6 | C2.09 | 2000/02/06 | 21:03 | 21:07 | 21:09 | |
| 7 | C1.93 | 2000/02/06 | 21:56 | 22:03 | 22:07 | |
| 8 | C1.77 | 2000/02/09 | 02:16 | 02:19 | 02:24 | |
| 9 | C1.76 | 2000/02/07 | 18:14 | 18:18 | 18:20 | |
| 10 | C1.7 | 2000/02/08 | 00:41 | 00:49 | 01:09 |
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