Sunspot region AR8948
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/04/05 | 4 | 110 | CSO | S15E70 | |
| 2000/04/06 | 7 | 110 | DAO | S15E56 | |
| 2000/04/07 | 8 | 70 | DSO | S15E42 | |
| 2000/04/08 | 21 | 110 | ESI | S14E28 | |
| 2000/04/09 | 42 | 210 | EAI | S15E14 | |
| 2000/04/10 | 52 | 160 | EAI | S15E01 | |
| 2000/04/11 | 48 | 170 | EAI | S15W12 | |
| 2000/04/12 | 21 | 110 | EAI | S15W25 | |
| 2000/04/13 | 21 | 140 | DAI | S16W37 | |
| 2000/04/14 | 11 | 110 | DAO | S15W49 | |
| 2000/04/15 | 4 | 50 | CAO | S15W63 | |
| 2000/04/16 | 3 | 60 | DSO | S16W76 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 22 | 13 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8948
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M4.54 | 2000/04/09 | 23:26 | 23:42 | 23:55 | |
| 2 | M2.97 | 2000/04/08 | 02:34 | 02:40 | 02:50 | |
| 3 | M2.7 | 2000/04/06 | 02:18 | 02:29 | 02:38 | |
| 4 | M2.66 | 2000/04/08 | 20:40 | 20:46 | 20:49 | |
| 5 | M1.96 | 2000/04/12 | 03:27 | 03:35 | 03:50 | |
| 6 | M1.67 | 2000/04/09 | 04:08 | 04:16 | 04:23 | |
| 7 | M1.63 | 2000/04/11 | 23:29 | 23:37 | 23:45 | |
| 8 | M1.54 | 2000/04/04 | 01:18 | 01:32 | 01:44 | |
| 9 | M1.5 | 2000/04/11 | 17:57 | 18:10 | 18:17 | |
| 10 | M1.18 | 2000/04/08 | 09:34 | 09:43 | 09:49 |
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