Sunspot region AR12494

Number of
sunspots
Size Class Magn. Class Spot Location
2016/02/05 7 150 DAI S12E09
2016/02/06 16 230 DAI S12W04
2016/02/07 9 270 DAI S11W17
2016/02/08 9 270 DKI S12W29
2016/02/09 8 240 DAI S12W43
2016/02/10 6 120 DAO S12W57
2016/02/11 5 70 DSO S12W70
2016/02/12 3 40 DSO S12W84
2016/02/13 1 10 AXX S14W96
2016/02/14 1 10 AXX S14W0*
BC
115

The top 10 solar flares from sunspot region 12494

Start Maximum End
1C7.392016/02/0418:1518:2218:28
2C5.262016/02/0416:4416:4916:53
3C4.332016/02/0500:4900:5601:03
4C4.162016/02/0507:1507:2207:30
5C3.442016/02/0412:1612:2112:25
6C2.962016/02/0414:3414:4214:48
7C2.142016/02/0622:3722:4422:48
8C1.62016/02/0602:4003:1103:30
9C1.442016/02/0619:3319:3819:42
10C1.392016/02/0402:1102:1502:17

Current data suggests there is a moderate possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Sodankylä
Murmansk

Current data suggests there is a slight possibility for aurora to appear at the following high latitude regions in the near future

Oulu, Rovaniemi, Kuopio
Arkhangelsk, Vorkuta
Luleå, Sundsvall, Umeå
The solar wind speed is currently moderately high (598.8 km/sec.)

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