Sunspot region AR9859
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/03/05 | 2 | 30 | CSO | S10E47 | |
| 2002/03/06 | 4 | 30 | CRO | S10E34 | |
| 2002/03/07 | 9 | 30 | DSO | S10E21 | |
| 2002/03/08 | 8 | 30 | CSO | S10E08 | |
| 2002/03/09 | 13 | 70 | CSO | S10W05 | |
| 2002/03/10 | 9 | 30 | DSO | S10W20 | |
| 2002/03/11 | 7 | 30 | CRO | S11W33 | |
| 2002/03/12 | 4 | 20 | CRO | S11W46 | |
| 2002/03/13 | 1 | 10 | HRX | S11W56 | |
| 2002/03/14 | 1 | 10 | HRX | S11W66 | |
| 2002/03/15 | 2 | 10 | AXX | S11W79 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
The top 2 solar flares from sunspot region 9859
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.12 | 2002/03/13 | 22:03 | 22:09 | 22:15 | |
| 2 | C2.8 | 2002/03/08 | 12:11 | 12:17 | 12:22 |
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