Sunspot region AR12488
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/01/21 | 5 | 40 | CRO | N04E52 | |
| 2016/01/22 | 12 | 70 | DAI | N04E38 | |
| 2016/01/23 | 11 | 90 | DAI | N04E27 | |
| 2016/01/24 | 13 | 120 | DAI | N03E12 | |
| 2016/01/25 | 20 | 200 | DAI | N04W01 | |
| 2016/01/26 | 10 | 240 | DAI | N02W15 | |
| 2016/01/27 | 10 | 230 | DAO | N02W28 | |
| 2016/01/28 | 14 | 220 | DAO | N03W41 | |
| 2016/01/29 | 15 | 220 | DAO | N04W55 | |
| 2016/01/30 | 8 | 150 | DAO | N04W68 | |
| 2016/01/31 | 4 | 130 | CAO | N04W83 |
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| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 1 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12488
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M1.38 | 2016/01/28 | 11:48 | 12:02 | 12:16 | |
| 2 | C7.54 | 2016/01/28 | 05:17 | 05:23 | 05:28 | |
| 3 | C5.09 | 2016/01/29 | 07:57 | 08:18 | 08:26 | |
| 4 | C4.7 | 2016/01/28 | 21:48 | 21:57 | 22:02 | |
| 5 | C3.98 | 2016/01/28 | 06:52 | 07:02 | 07:12 | |
| 6 | C2.84 | 2016/01/29 | 04:15 | 04:29 | 04:36 | |
| 7 | C1.98 | 2016/01/24 | 04:07 | 04:55 | 05:38 | |
| 8 | C1.81 | 2016/01/21 | 05:36 | 05:44 | 05:52 | |
| 9 | C1.77 | 2016/01/29 | 16:33 | 16:41 | 16:49 | |
| 10 | C1.26 | 2016/01/30 | 21:20 | 21:25 | 21:28 |
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