Sunspot region AR8971
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/04/22 | 3 | 400 | EKO | N18E67 | |
| 2000/04/23 | 12 | 600 | FKO | N17E54 | |
| 2000/04/24 | 16 | 860 | FKO | N18E41 | |
| 2000/04/25 | 15 | 910 | EKO | N18E28 | |
| 2000/04/26 | 24 | 830 | FKO | N18E16 | |
| 2000/04/27 | 22 | 850 | EKI | N18E02 | |
| 2000/04/28 | 17 | 710 | FKO | N18W11 | |
| 2000/04/29 | 24 | 780 | FKO | N18W22 | |
| 2000/04/30 | 9 | 670 | EKO | N18W36 | |
| 2000/05/01 | 11 | 730 | EKO | N21W48 | |
| 2000/05/02 | 9 | 860 | EKO | N20W61 | |
| 2000/05/03 | 9 | 640 | EKO | N19W74 | |
| 2000/05/04 | 6 | 370 | CKO | N18W85 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 9 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8971
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M4.1 | 2000/05/02 | 14:42 | 14:51 | 14:56 | |
| 2 | C2.99 | 2000/04/22 | 15:54 | 15:59 | 16:05 | |
| 3 | C2.87 | 2000/05/02 | 07:10 | 07:17 | 07:23 | |
| 4 | C2.1 | 2000/04/24 | 08:34 | 08:38 | 08:40 | |
| 5 | C1.81 | 2000/04/27 | 18:26 | 18:30 | 18:32 | |
| 6 | C1.76 | 2000/04/26 | 23:00 | 23:04 | 23:08 | |
| 7 | C1.26 | 2000/04/27 | 15:47 | 15:50 | 15:55 | |
| 8 | C1.18 | 2000/04/30 | 16:11 | 16:18 | 16:24 | |
| 9 | C1.13 | 2000/04/30 | 20:43 | 20:45 | 20:49 | |
| 10 | C1.09 | 2000/04/30 | 16:35 | 16:38 | 16:43 |
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