Sunspot region AR8983
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/05/05 | 3 | 50 | CAO | N25E58 | |
| 2000/05/06 | 4 | 30 | CSO | N24E44 | |
| 2000/05/07 | 4 | 30 | CSO | N25E34 | |
| 2000/05/08 | 10 | 30 | BXO | N26E19 | |
| 2000/05/09 | 8 | 20 | BXO | N25E06 | |
| 2000/05/10 | 6 | 10 | BXO | N27W07 | |
| 2000/05/11 | 3 | 10 | BXO | N26W21 | |
| 2000/05/12 | 1 | 0 | AXX | N25W34 | |
| 2000/05/13 | 2 | 0 | AXX | N26W48 | |
| 2000/05/14 | 1 | 0 | AXX | N26W67 |
| B | C |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |
The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 8983
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C2.93 | 2000/05/09 | 12:07 | 12:12 | 12:15 | |
| 2 | C1.35 | 2000/05/06 | 09:45 | 10:22 | 11:33 | |
| 3 | B5.16 | 2000/05/07 | 00:01 | 00:05 | 00:09 |
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