Sunspot region AR11515
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/06/28 | 7 | 200 | CSO | S16E70 | |
| 2012/06/29 | 6 | 180 | DSO | S17E58 | |
| 2012/06/30 | 8 | 310 | DKC | S17E43 | |
| 2012/07/01 | 10 | 380 | EKC | S16E30 | |
| 2012/07/02 | 28 | 850 | EKC | S17E17 | |
| 2012/07/03 | 58 | 620 | EAC | S17E04 | |
| 2012/07/04 | 45 | 570 | FKC | S16W10 | |
| 2012/07/05 | 45 | 640 | FKC | S17W23 | |
| 2012/07/06 | 56 | 670 | EKC | S17W36 | |
| 2012/07/07 | 60 | 900 | FHC | S18W50 | |
| 2012/07/08 | 43 | 780 | FKI | S17W63 | |
| 2012/07/09 | 32 | 550 | EKI | S17W76 | |
| 2012/07/10 | 7 | 320 | DAO | S15W89 |
| C | M | X |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 44 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 11515
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X1.61 | 2012/07/06 | 23:01 | 23:08 | 23:14 | |
| 2 | M9.93 | 2012/07/08 | 16:23 | 16:32 | 16:42 | |
| 3 | M8.9 | 2012/07/05 | 11:39 | 11:44 | 11:49 | |
| 4 | M8.08 | 2012/07/02 | 10:43 | 10:52 | 10:57 | |
| 5 | M7.67 | 2012/07/04 | 09:47 | 09:55 | 09:57 | |
| 6 | M6.75 | 2012/07/05 | 03:25 | 03:36 | 03:39 | |
| 7 | M6.68 | 2012/07/04 | 22:03 | 22:09 | 22:15 | |
| 8 | M5.47 | 2012/07/02 | 19:59 | 20:07 | 20:13 | |
| 9 | M4.28 | 2012/07/06 | 01:37 | 01:40 | 01:42 | |
| 10 | M3.77 | 2012/07/07 | 10:57 | 11:03 | 11:07 |
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