Sunspot region AR9973
| Number of sunspots |
Size | Class Magn. | Class Spot | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/05/29 | 5 | 420 | EKI | S16E73 | |
| 2002/05/30 | 19 | 960 | EKI | S16E61 | |
| 2002/05/31 | 23 | 880 | EKC | S16E48 | |
| 2002/06/01 | 17 | 800 | EKI | S16E34 | |
| 2002/06/02 | 30 | 790 | EKI | S17E23 | |
| 2002/06/03 | 27 | 720 | EKI | S17E10 | |
| 2002/06/04 | 29 | 570 | FKI | S16W03 | |
| 2002/06/05 | 32 | 430 | ESI | S16W16 | |
| 2002/06/06 | 27 | 390 | EKC | S16W29 | |
| 2002/06/07 | 15 | 390 | EKC | S15W43 | |
| 2002/06/08 | 10 | 300 | DAO | S15W56 | |
| 2002/06/09 | 4 | 220 | DAO | S15W69 | |
| 2002/06/10 | 1 | 110 | HSX | S15W83 | |
| 2002/06/11 | 1 | 120 | HAX | S15W90 |
| C | M |
|---|---|
| 10 | 3 |
The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 9973
| Start | Maximum | End | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M2.31 | 2002/05/30 | 17:11 | 17:24 | 17:39 | |
| 2 | M2.16 | 2002/06/01 | 03:50 | 03:57 | 04:01 | |
| 3 | M1.35 | 2002/06/02 | 11:41 | 11:47 | 11:50 | |
| 4 | C8.44 | 2002/05/29 | 15:46 | 15:51 | 15:54 | |
| 5 | C7.3 | 2002/06/01 | 23:45 | 23:49 | 23:52 | |
| 6 | C4.92 | 2002/05/29 | 10:21 | 10:26 | 10:30 | |
| 7 | C4.86 | 2002/06/02 | 16:54 | 16:57 | 17:01 | |
| 8 | C4.14 | 2002/05/31 | 14:59 | 15:24 | 15:53 | |
| 9 | C3.99 | 2002/05/31 | 12:57 | 13:05 | 13:09 | |
| 10 | C2.66 | 2002/05/28 | 22:45 | 22:59 | 23:31 |
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