Sunspot region AR9743

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2001/12/17 2 240 HAX S11E73
2001/12/18 4 160 HAX S12E59
2001/12/19 6 150 CAO S10E45
2001/12/20 2 120 HAX S10E34
2001/12/21 5 120 CAO S11E19
2001/12/22 5 130 CAO S10E04
2001/12/23 6 130 CSO S09W07
2001/12/24 2 120 CSO S11W20
2001/12/25 2 90 CAO S10W34
2001/12/26 4 100 CAO S09W46
2001/12/27 2 70 CSO S09W60
2001/12/28 1 50 HSX S09W74
2001/12/29 1 60 HSX S10W89
C
2

The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 9743

Start Maximum End
1C6.712001/12/2721:3421:4321:53
2C4.682001/12/1614:1514:2414:34

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