Sunspot region AR8990
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/05/08 | 2 | 10 | AXX | N14E63 | |
| 2000/05/09 | 8 | 50 | DSO | N14E48 | |
| 2000/05/10 | 14 | 40 | CSO | N14E33 | |
| 2000/05/11 | 16 | 70 | CAO | N14E20 | |
| 2000/05/12 | 25 | 240 | DAI | N14E05 | |
| 2000/05/13 | 32 | 300 | DAO | N15W08 | |
| 2000/05/14 | 34 | 360 | EKI | N13W21 | |
| 2000/05/15 | 28 | 230 | DAI | N14W35 | |
| 2000/05/16 | 23 | 190 | DSO | N14W48 | |
| 2000/05/17 | 12 | 200 | CSO | N15W61 | |
| 2000/05/18 | 5 | 120 | CSO | N17W76 | |
| 2000/05/19 | 1 | 50 | HSX | N13W90 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 6 | 1 |
The top 7 solar flares from sunspot region 8990
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.26 | 2000/05/10 | 19:26 | 19:41 | 20:14 | |
| 2 | C6.1 | 2000/05/08 | 10:42 | 10:50 | 10:55 | |
| 3 | C4.07 | 2000/05/13 | 11:54 | 11:58 | 12:03 | |
| 4 | C2.57 | 2000/05/09 | 03:00 | 03:06 | 03:09 | |
| 5 | C1.91 | 2000/05/08 | 23:45 | 23:49 | 23:55 | |
| 6 | C1.86 | 2000/05/08 | 17:15 | 17:22 | 17:42 | |
| 7 | C1.77 | 2000/05/08 | 06:54 | 06:59 | 07:04 |
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