Sunspot region AR9178
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/09/29 | 2 | 30 | CRO | S23E63 | |
| 2000/09/30 | 5 | 50 | CAO | S22E49 | |
| 2000/10/01 | 11 | 120 | DAO | S23E38 | |
| 2000/10/02 | 15 | 160 | DAI | S22E24 | |
| 2000/10/03 | 18 | 230 | DAI | S22E09 | |
| 2000/10/04 | 17 | 260 | DAI | S22W04 | |
| 2000/10/05 | 21 | 250 | EAI | S22W16 | |
| 2000/10/06 | 20 | 190 | EAI | S23W30 | |
| 2000/10/07 | 11 | 150 | CAO | S22W43 | |
| 2000/10/08 | 5 | 100 | CSO | S20W59 | |
| 2000/10/09 | 4 | 80 | CSO | S18W73 | |
| 2000/10/10 | 1 | 80 | HSX | S20W86 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 10 | 4 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9178
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M3.26 | 2000/10/01 | 13:56 | 14:10 | 14:41 | |
| 2 | M2.69 | 2000/09/30 | 20:08 | 20:16 | 20:24 | |
| 3 | M1.43 | 2000/09/30 | 17:38 | 18:27 | 19:05 | |
| 4 | M1.43 | 2000/09/30 | 20:38 | 20:44 | 20:52 | |
| 5 | C5.59 | 2000/09/30 | 12:57 | 13:06 | 13:14 | |
| 6 | C5.33 | 2000/09/30 | 09:56 | 10:01 | 10:07 | |
| 7 | C5.19 | 2000/09/30 | 16:11 | 16:19 | 16:29 | |
| 8 | C5.17 | 2000/10/02 | 16:02 | 16:05 | 16:09 | |
| 9 | C4.99 | 2000/09/29 | 03:10 | 03:21 | 03:29 | |
| 10 | C3.36 | 2000/10/01 | 05:52 | 05:56 | 06:07 |
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