Top 25 sunspot regions of 1996

On this page you will find an overview of the largest sunspot regions of the year 1996. This page is updated daily. Sunspot information comes from the NOAA SWPC.

		Region	Size	Number of sunspots	Class Spot
1	1996/11/26	7999	880	41	EKC
2	1996/07/11	7978	420	26	EHI
3	1996/08/01	7981	410	24	ESO
4	1996/06/29	7973	280	1	HSX
5	1996/01/06	7938	270	26	DSI
6	1996/11/26	7997	210	10	DAO
7	1996/12/16	8003	180	2	ESO
8	1996/12/19	8004	180	12	DSO
9	1996/01/06	7939	140	23	CSI
10	1996/04/22	7958	140	8	DAO
11	1996/05/12	7962	140	19	DSO
12	1996/08/27	7986	130	6	CSO
13	1996/03/24	7953	110	14	CSO
14	1996/06/09	7968	90	19	DAO
15	1996/08/12	7982	90	20	DSI
16	1996/03/13	7952	80	17	DAO
17	1996/02/02	7944	80	5	CSO
18	1996/02/26	7948	60	8	CAO
19	1996/03/27	7954	40	7	CAO
20	1996/06/29	7976	40	4	HRX
21	1996/11/28	8000	30	5	CRO
22	1996/11/13	7995	30	3	CRO
23	1996/03/01	7949	20	6	BXO
24	1996/08/16	7984	20	5	CRO
25	1996/08/23	7985	20	2	BXO

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