Sunspot region AR9002
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000/05/15 | 1 | 190 | HHX | N18E76 | |
| 2000/05/16 | 11 | 940 | EHI | N18E70 | |
| 2000/05/17 | 13 | 860 | EHI | N18E57 | |
| 2000/05/18 | 29 | 820 | EHI | N18E42 | |
| 2000/05/19 | 45 | 780 | FKI | N18E31 | |
| 2000/05/20 | 41 | 730 | FKC | N18E18 | |
| 2000/05/21 | 49 | 720 | FKI | N19E04 | |
| 2000/05/22 | 58 | 730 | FKI | N19W10 | |
| 2000/05/23 | 27 | 610 | EKI | N20W23 | |
| 2000/05/24 | 17 | 510 | EKO | N20W37 | |
| 2000/05/25 | 20 | 570 | EKO | N19W51 | |
| 2000/05/26 | 6 | 380 | EKO | N21W63 | |
| 2000/05/27 | 5 | 360 | EAO | N20W79 | |
| 2000/05/28 | 3 | 170 | DSO | N20W88 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 20 | 8 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9002
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M6.36 | 2000/05/15 | 08:16 | 09:02 | 09:28 | |
| 2 | M4.69 | 2000/05/16 | 15:46 | 15:51 | 15:57 | |
| 3 | M3.96 | 2000/05/18 | 15:52 | 15:57 | 15:59 | |
| 4 | M2.91 | 2000/05/15 | 18:48 | 18:53 | 18:56 | |
| 5 | M1.36 | 2000/05/23 | 20:48 | 20:53 | 21:01 | |
| 6 | M1.22 | 2000/05/19 | 15:11 | 15:18 | 15:26 | |
| 7 | M1.09 | 2000/05/19 | 23:46 | 00:04 | 00:13 | |
| 8 | M1.06 | 2000/05/16 | 08:36 | 08:43 | 08:50 | |
| 9 | C9.81 | 2000/05/18 | 11:10 | 11:22 | 11:30 | |
| 10 | C8.47 | 2000/05/19 | 08:20 | 08:30 | 08:39 |
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