Sunspot region AR9601
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001/08/29 | 7 | 150 | DAO | N12E73 | |
| 2001/08/30 | 8 | 390 | DAO | N09E58 | |
| 2001/08/31 | 28 | 700 | FKI | N14E49 | |
| 2001/09/01 | 45 | 760 | FKC | N14E32 | |
| 2001/09/02 | 58 | 710 | FKI | N14E18 | |
| 2001/09/03 | 51 | 700 | EKC | N14E08 | |
| 2001/09/04 | 55 | 680 | FKC | N14W06 | |
| 2001/09/05 | 49 | 780 | FKC | N13W22 | |
| 2001/09/06 | 40 | 830 | EKI | N13W38 | |
| 2001/09/07 | 30 | 780 | FKC | N11W51 | |
| 2001/09/08 | 24 | 730 | EKI | N13W64 | |
| 2001/09/09 | 14 | 500 | EKI | N13W79 | |
| 2001/09/10 | 1 | 210 | HKX | N13W93 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 19 | 14 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9601
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M8.68 | 2001/09/05 | 14:25 | 14:32 | 14:34 | |
| 2 | M5.3 | 2001/09/04 | 21:53 | 21:59 | 22:05 | |
| 3 | M4.32 | 2001/08/30 | 20:34 | 20:38 | 20:41 | |
| 4 | M4.23 | 2001/08/31 | 22:27 | 22:42 | 22:45 | |
| 5 | M2.36 | 2001/08/31 | 10:35 | 10:42 | 10:45 | |
| 6 | M1.85 | 2001/08/28 | 07:43 | 08:40 | 08:53 | |
| 7 | M1.75 | 2001/09/07 | 15:26 | 15:38 | 15:51 | |
| 8 | M1.7 | 2001/09/02 | 06:16 | 06:24 | 06:35 | |
| 9 | M1.64 | 2001/09/08 | 19:00 | 19:23 | 19:46 | |
| 10 | M1.56 | 2001/09/03 | 15:45 | 17:16 | 17:37 |
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