Sunspot region AR8869
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/02/11 | 1 | 20 | HAX | S25E70 | |
| 2000/02/12 | 5 | 70 | CAO | S26E61 | |
| 2000/02/13 | 5 | 50 | CSO | S24E48 | |
| 2000/02/14 | 5 | 40 | ESO | S24E36 | |
| 2000/02/15 | 5 | 30 | CSO | S24E22 | |
| 2000/02/16 | 4 | 20 | CSO | S23E06 | |
| 2000/02/17 | 13 | 90 | DSO | S23W08 | |
| 2000/02/18 | 22 | 150 | DAO | S22W21 | |
| 2000/02/19 | 26 | 190 | EAO | S21W35 | |
| 2000/02/20 | 44 | 300 | EAI | S20W49 | |
| 2000/02/21 | 41 | 480 | FAI | S20W61 | |
| 2000/02/22 | 32 | 520 | FAI | S19W74 | |
| 2000/02/23 | 17 | 410 | FAI | S20W86 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 12 | 7 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8869
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M3.67 | 2000/02/17 | 18:41 | 18:52 | 19:05 | |
| 2 | M1.86 | 2000/02/19 | 15:39 | 15:54 | 16:10 | |
| 3 | M1.8 | 2000/02/21 | 23:13 | 23:19 | 23:26 | |
| 4 | M1.71 | 2000/02/22 | 11:23 | 11:33 | 11:40 | |
| 5 | M1.59 | 2000/02/22 | 08:42 | 08:56 | 09:04 | |
| 6 | M1.22 | 2000/02/19 | 06:24 | 06:33 | 06:39 | |
| 7 | M1.22 | 2000/02/20 | 00:52 | 00:57 | 01:02 | |
| 8 | C7.07 | 2000/02/20 | 10:15 | 10:26 | 10:37 | |
| 9 | C5.84 | 2000/02/20 | 04:04 | 04:20 | 04:32 | |
| 10 | C5.3 | 2000/02/19 | 21:58 | 22:12 | 22:31 |
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