Sunspot region AR9561
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/07/31 | 5 | 70 | DAO | S13E63 | |
| 2001/08/01 | 11 | 100 | DAO | S12E49 | |
| 2001/08/02 | 9 | 110 | EAO | S12E37 | |
| 2001/08/03 | 13 | 100 | ESO | S13E24 | |
| 2001/08/04 | 6 | 40 | DSO | S13E10 | |
| 2001/08/05 | 8 | 40 | CSO | S13W03 | |
| 2001/08/06 | 4 | 40 | CSO | S13W19 | |
| 2001/08/07 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S11W35 | |
| 2001/08/08 | 1 | 30 | HSX | S11W48 | |
| 2001/08/09 | 1 | 20 | HSX | S11W63 | |
| 2001/08/10 | 1 | 20 | AXX | S10W76 |
| B | C |
|---|---|
| 2 | 4 |
The top 6 solar flares from sunspot region 9561
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C3.86 | 2001/07/31 | 17:07 | 17:20 | 17:29 | |
| 2 | C3.5 | 2001/08/01 | 03:25 | 03:50 | 04:00 | |
| 3 | C2.61 | 2001/07/31 | 11:55 | 12:06 | 12:21 | |
| 4 | C1.59 | 2001/08/03 | 08:53 | 09:02 | 09:12 | |
| 5 | B9.22 | 2001/08/01 | 13:04 | 13:10 | 13:17 | |
| 6 | B6.95 | 2001/08/01 | 17:24 | 17:35 | 17:47 |
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