Sunspot region AR9557
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/07/27 | 1 | 80 | HSX | S18E72 | |
| 2001/07/28 | 1 | 70 | HSX | S18E58 | |
| 2001/07/29 | 4 | 90 | ESO | S20E48 | |
| 2001/07/30 | 9 | 130 | FAO | S20E36 | |
| 2001/07/31 | 14 | 110 | EAO | S19E22 | |
| 2001/08/01 | 15 | 120 | EAI | S20E08 | |
| 2001/08/02 | 12 | 80 | EAO | S19W03 | |
| 2001/08/03 | 15 | 90 | ESO | S20W15 | |
| 2001/08/04 | 14 | 50 | EAO | S21W26 | |
| 2001/08/05 | 19 | 280 | DKI | S21W37 | |
| 2001/08/06 | 21 | 560 | DKI | S21W51 | |
| 2001/08/07 | 16 | 550 | DKI | S20W64 | |
| 2001/08/08 | 12 | 600 | DKI | S20W78 | |
| 2001/08/09 | 11 | 270 | DAI | S21W93 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 24 | 3 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9557
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M7.02 | 2001/08/05 | 22:16 | 22:24 | 22:29 | |
| 2 | M2.5 | 2001/08/05 | 15:22 | 15:31 | 15:36 | |
| 3 | M1.67 | 2001/08/07 | 07:26 | 07:37 | 07:47 | |
| 4 | C7.86 | 2001/08/06 | 07:22 | 07:30 | 07:38 | |
| 5 | C6.46 | 2001/08/08 | 07:49 | 08:02 | 08:20 | |
| 6 | C5.23 | 2001/08/07 | 16:23 | 16:28 | 16:33 | |
| 7 | C5.08 | 2001/08/05 | 15:00 | 15:04 | 15:07 | |
| 8 | C4.72 | 2001/08/05 | 18:25 | 18:30 | 18:33 | |
| 9 | C4.56 | 2001/08/07 | 00:08 | 00:13 | 00:17 | |
| 10 | C4.41 | 2001/08/07 | 11:23 | 11:32 | 11:42 |
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