Sunspot region AR9886

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2002/03/30 7 90 DSO N11E59
2002/03/31 8 80 DAO N12E42
2002/04/01 8 100 DSO N11E30
2002/04/02 21 180 DAO N11E16
2002/04/03 32 110 DAI N12E02
2002/04/04 9 110 DSO N12W10
2002/04/05 16 100 DSO N13W24
2002/04/06 17 110 DAI N14W38
2002/04/07 16 120 DAO N14W51
2002/04/08 6 90 DSO N14W67
2002/04/09 5 50 BXO N14W80
C
3

The top 3 solar flares from sunspot region 9886

Start Maximum End
1C7.462002/03/3114:4914:5314:55
2C4.422002/04/0517:1617:2317:33
3C4.372002/04/0115:2915:3915:57

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