Sunspot region AR9720
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/11/29 | 4 | 150 | DAO | S18E72 | |
| 2001/11/30 | 9 | 120 | DAO | S18E54 | |
| 2001/12/01 | 9 | 150 | EAO | S18E46 | |
| 2001/12/02 | 10 | 70 | EAO | S18E33 | |
| 2001/12/03 | 12 | 40 | CAO | S18E20 | |
| 2001/12/04 | 11 | 40 | DAO | S18E05 | |
| 2001/12/05 | 6 | 40 | ESO | S20W08 | |
| 2001/12/06 | 11 | 60 | ESO | S22W16 | |
| 2001/12/07 | 9 | 40 | DSO | S23W29 | |
| 2001/12/08 | 9 | 70 | DSO | S26W41 | |
| 2001/12/09 | 10 | 50 | DAO | S27W52 | |
| 2001/12/10 | 9 | 40 | DSO | S28W63 | |
| 2001/12/11 | 1 | 10 | HSX | S28W73 |
| M |
|---|
| 1 |
The top 1 solar flares from sunspot region 9720
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.09 | 2001/12/06 | 18:48 | 19:07 | 19:34 |
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