Sunspot region AR9848
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/02/26 | 4 | 20 | CSO | S20E33 | |
| 2002/02/27 | 10 | 60 | DSO | S20E20 | |
| 2002/02/28 | 8 | 50 | DAO | S20E05 | |
| 2002/03/01 | 8 | 50 | DSO | S20W07 | |
| 2002/03/02 | 4 | 30 | CAO | S20W21 | |
| 2002/03/03 | 5 | 20 | BXO | S19W34 | |
| 2002/03/04 | 1 | 0 | AXX | S19W45 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 9848
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.04 | 2002/03/01 | 05:26 | 05:31 | 05:34 | |
| 2 | C5.79 | 2002/02/28 | 09:22 | 09:27 | 09:32 |
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