Sunspot region AR12242
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/12/15 | 16 | 100 | DAC | S20E38 | |
| 2014/12/16 | 15 | 360 | DKC | S19E24 | |
| 2014/12/17 | 25 | 630 | DKC | S19E11 | |
| 2014/12/18 | 26 | 700 | EKC | S18W01 | |
| 2014/12/19 | 50 | 970 | EKC | S18W16 | |
| 2014/12/20 | 34 | 1080 | EKC | S18W29 | |
| 2014/12/21 | 24 | 790 | FKC | S19W44 | |
| 2014/12/22 | 26 | 630 | EKC | S18W57 | |
| 2014/12/23 | 12 | 490 | EKC | S17W71 | |
| 2014/12/24 | 5 | 310 | DKC | S16W85 | |
| 2014/12/25 | 3 | 250 | DKI | S16W98 |
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| C | M | X |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | 13 | 2 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12242
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X2.69 | 2014/12/20 | 00:11 | 00:28 | 00:55 | |
| 2 | X1.25 | 2014/12/17 | 04:25 | 04:51 | 05:20 | |
| 3 | M2.29 | 2014/12/14 | 19:25 | 19:33 | 19:39 | |
| 4 | M2.16 | 2014/12/17 | 00:57 | 01:10 | 01:20 | |
| 5 | M1.9 | 2014/12/19 | 09:31 | 09:44 | 09:54 | |
| 6 | M1.79 | 2014/12/21 | 07:18 | 07:32 | 07:51 | |
| 7 | M1.45 | 2014/12/22 | 01:33 | 01:49 | 01:59 | |
| 8 | M1.42 | 2014/12/17 | 14:56 | 15:01 | 15:06 | |
| 9 | M1.36 | 2014/12/19 | 17:35 | 18:45 | 19:30 | |
| 10 | M1.25 | 2014/12/22 | 04:27 | 04:54 | 05:24 |
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