Sunspot region AR8972
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/04/22 | 4 | 20 | CSO | N32E03 | |
| 2000/04/23 | 13 | 110 | DAO | N33W10 | |
| 2000/04/24 | 16 | 200 | DAO | N34W21 | |
| 2000/04/25 | 16 | 220 | EAO | N34W34 | |
| 2000/04/26 | 11 | 240 | EAO | N34W47 | |
| 2000/04/27 | 5 | 230 | EAO | N34W60 | |
| 2000/04/28 | 4 | 150 | EAO | N35W72 | |
| 2000/04/29 | 4 | 180 | EAO | N36W85 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 9 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8972
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.03 | 2000/04/22 | 23:39 | 23:54 | 23:57 | |
| 2 | C4.8 | 2000/04/22 | 21:49 | 21:54 | 21:56 | |
| 3 | C4.14 | 2000/04/24 | 17:56 | 18:03 | 18:13 | |
| 4 | C3.9 | 2000/04/22 | 18:51 | 19:16 | 19:23 | |
| 5 | C2.84 | 2000/04/22 | 21:22 | 21:31 | 21:37 | |
| 6 | C2.77 | 2000/04/24 | 17:41 | 17:46 | 17:52 | |
| 7 | C2.66 | 2000/04/25 | 09:20 | 09:29 | 09:52 | |
| 8 | C2.4 | 2000/04/25 | 18:44 | 18:48 | 18:52 | |
| 9 | C2.34 | 2000/04/24 | 03:33 | 03:36 | 03:40 | |
| 10 | C2.09 | 2000/04/22 | 20:25 | 20:29 | 20:41 |
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