Sunspot regions Help

On this page you'll find an overview of all the visible sunspot regions on the Sun together with their properties, images and the chances on solar flares or proton events. This page is updated daily and the sunspot images every hour.

Solar Dynamics Observatory HMI Intensitygram

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Today's Sun
Sunspot number 80 -23
New regions0
10.7cm Solar Radio Flux152 -12
Carrington Rotation2296
Sunspot regions
RegionNumber of
sunspots
Class
Magn.
Class
Spot
405514EKC
40561HSX
40587CAO
406012DAI
40612BXO
Regions due to return
Region Lat.
4047S15
4043N14
H-alpha plages without spots
Region Location
None

Region 4055

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
14 820 EKC N07W90
4055 - HMIIF 4055 - HMIBC

Flare probabilities

C M X Proton
95% 80% 15% 10%

Region 4056

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
1 60 HSX S09W36
4056 - HMIIF 4056 - HMIBC

Flare probabilities

C M X Proton
10% 1% 1% 1%

Region 4058

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
7 40 CAO N16W90
4058 - HMIIF 4058 - HMIBC

Flare probabilities

C M X Proton
25% 5% 1% 1%

Region 4060

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
12 140 DAI N08E07
4060 - HMIIF 4060 - HMIBC

Flare probabilities

C M X Proton
55% 15% 1% 1%

Region 4061

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2 10 BXO N18W29
4061 - HMIIF 4061 - HMIBC

Flare probabilities

C M X Proton
10% 1% 1% 1%

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