Sunspot AR 4433

Sunspot AR 4433 is a small, magnetically classified active region currently visible on the Sun’s surface. It contains 0 visible spots and spans an area of 0 millionths of the solar hemisphere. This region has produced no significant flares so far and currently shows a 0% probability of C-class, 0% of M-class, and 0% of X-class flares. It is located at heliographic latitude S17°, Earth-facing longitude -94°, and Carrington longitude 53°.

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Sunspot Properties

Region Number	4433
First Observed	2026-05-03 00:46
Sunspot Type
Magnetic Class
Area	MSH
Number of Spots
Extent	heliographic degrees
Latitude	-17°
Longitude	-94°
Carrington Longitude	53
Status	d

Flare Activity

No flares detected.

Sunspot Evolution

The following graphs show how this sunspot region 4433 has changed over time. The first graph displays its total area on the solar surface, while the second shows the number of individual sunspots observed within the region.

Sunspot Area

This graph illustrates the physical growth of the sunspot region, measured in millionths of the solar hemisphere (MSH). Increases in area typically indicate developing magnetic complexity and potential for solar activity.

Spot Count

This graph shows the number of visible sunspots within the region at each observation time. A higher spot count often corresponds with a more active or complex region.

Detailed History

Date	Area (MSH)	Spot Count	Classification	Flares	Location
2026-05-14	10	1	Axx	-	S17W80
2026-05-13	30	1	Hrx	-	S16W67
2026-05-12	40	3	Hax	-	S17W53
2026-05-11	50	5	Cao	-	S17W39
2026-05-10	50	5	Cao	-	S17W25
2026-05-09	110	4	Cao	-	S17W10
2026-05-08	150	4	Cao	-	S16E03
2026-05-07	170	4	Cao	-	S17E16
2026-05-06	120	6	Dso	-	S16E30
2026-05-05	120	4	Dso	-	S16E43
2026-05-04	90	8	Dso	-	S16E57
2026-05-03	110	5	Dso	-	S16E68

Acknowledgements

We gratefully thank the teams behind the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), including the HMI, AIA, and EVE instrument teams, for their continuous work in solar monitoring.

We also thank the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for their contributions to solar science and public data access.

Additional event data is provided by NASA’s DONKI (Database of Notifications, Knowledge, Information), which offers alerts and detailed records of solar flares, CMEs, and geomagnetic storms.

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