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Daily bulletin on solar and geomagnetic activity from the SIDC

Issued: 2020 Jan 24 1234 UTC

SIDC Forecast

Valid from 1230 UTC, 24 Jan 2020 until 26 Jan 2020
Solar flares

Quiet conditions (<50% probability of C-class flares)

Geomagnetism

Quiet (A<20 and K<4)

Solar protons

Quiet

10cm fluxAp
24 Jan 2020071003
25 Jan 2020071005
26 Jan 2020070003

Bulletin

Solar activity was at very low levels. No significant flares have been recorded. A small (beta) region has emerged close to the equator in the east of the solar disk on Jan 24 (as yet unnumbered by NOAA). No Earth directed Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) have been detected. The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at nominal values. Solar activity is expected to remain at very low levels.

The solar wind speed ranged between 310 and 360 km/s (ACE). The total magnetic field remained stable with values around 3 nT. Bz varied between -3 and +2 nT. The interplanetary magnetic field (phi angle) was predominantly directed towards the Sun (negative sector).

Geomagnetic activity was quiet, with the Kp index (NOAA) and the local k index (Dourbes) recording values of between 0 and 1. Quiet conditions are expected on Jan 24-26.

Today's estimated international sunspot number (ISN): 010, based on 09 stations.

Solar indices for 23 Jan 2020

Wolf number Catania///
10cm solar flux071
AK Chambon La Forêt005
AK Wingst006
Estimated Ap004
Estimated international sunspot number000 - Based on 21 stations

Noticeable events summary

DayBeginMaxEndLocStrengthOP10cmCatania/NOAARadio burst types
None

Provided by the Solar Influences Data analysis Center© - SIDC - Processed by SpaceWeatherLive

All times in UTC

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