Sunspot region AR8179
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998/03/11 | 3 | 10 | BXO | S22E60 | |
| 1998/03/12 | 5 | 30 | CRO | S23E50 | |
| 1998/03/13 | 8 | 30 | CRO | S24E36 | |
| 1998/03/14 | 13 | 20 | BXO | S22E22 | |
| 1998/03/15 | 38 | 140 | DAC | S22E08 | |
| 1998/03/16 | 45 | 670 | EKC | S22W04 | |
| 1998/03/17 | 50 | 800 | EKC | S22W17 | |
| 1998/03/18 | 44 | 780 | EKC | S22W30 | |
| 1998/03/19 | 43 | 790 | EKC | S21W44 | |
| 1998/03/20 | 29 | 720 | EKI | S22W56 | |
| 1998/03/21 | 19 | 770 | FKI | S22W69 | |
| 1998/03/22 | 10 | 590 | FKI | S22W82 | |
| 1998/03/23 | 6 | 290 | DAO | S24W88 |
| B | C | M |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 27 | 3 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 8179
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M2.41 | 1998/03/15 | 19:11 | 19:20 | 19:27 | |
| 2 | M1.36 | 1998/03/15 | 16:04 | 16:16 | 16:26 | |
| 3 | M1.03 | 1998/03/16 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:11 | |
| 4 | C9.79 | 1998/03/15 | 17:34 | 17:37 | 17:42 | |
| 5 | C8.43 | 1998/03/16 | 17:14 | 17:53 | 18:01 | |
| 6 | C7.8 | 1998/03/16 | 18:31 | 18:37 | 18:46 | |
| 7 | C7.57 | 1998/03/15 | 14:56 | 15:07 | 15:19 | |
| 8 | C6.53 | 1998/03/15 | 22:45 | 22:48 | 23:06 | |
| 9 | C4.91 | 1998/03/16 | 08:07 | 08:15 | 08:30 | |
| 10 | C4.73 | 1998/03/17 | 13:29 | 13:35 | 13:41 |
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