Sunspot region AR9946
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/05/09 | 3 | 70 | DAO | S08E65 | |
| 2002/05/10 | 4 | 100 | DAO | S06E52 | |
| 2002/05/11 | 14 | 50 | CSO | S06E38 | |
| 2002/05/12 | 16 | 60 | DAO | S06E25 | |
| 2002/05/13 | 10 | 40 | DAO | S05E12 | |
| 2002/05/14 | 4 | 30 | CSO | S05W02 | |
| 2002/05/15 | 2 | 10 | AXX | S06W17 |
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The top 4 solar flares from sunspot region 9946
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C5.78 | 2002/05/10 | 00:23 | 00:39 | 00:54 | |
| 2 | C3.92 | 2002/05/11 | 16:45 | 16:50 | 16:54 | |
| 3 | C2.31 | 2002/05/10 | 12:35 | 12:54 | 13:02 | |
| 4 | C1.63 | 2002/05/13 | 02:34 | 02:37 | 02:40 |
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