Sunspot region AR 4568

Sunspot AR 4568 is a small, magnetically classified active region visible on the Sun. It contains 2 spots and covers 20 millionths of the solar hemisphere. This region has produced no significant flares. Current flare probabilities are C 0%, M 0% and X 0%. Its heliographic latitude is S5°, Earth-facing longitude 40° and Carrington longitude 125°.

Sunspot location on the solar map

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Selected map type: AIA 171 Å

Sunspot properties

Region number	4568
First observed	5 November 2026 at 05:02
Sunspot type
Magnetic class
Area	20 MSH
Spot count	2
Heliographic extent	5 degrees
Latitude	-5°
Longitude	40°
Carrington longitude	125
Status

Flare activity

No flares detected.

Sunspot evolution

These graphs show how the region’s area and visible spot count changed over time.

Area

Area is measured in millionths of the solar hemisphere (MSH); growth can indicate increasing magnetic complexity.

Spot count

The spot count records the visible spots in the region at each observation.

Detailed history

Date	Area (MSH)	Spot count	Classification	flares	Location
2026-11-06	20	2		-	S05E40
2026-11-05	10	8	Bxi	-	S08E53

Acknowledgments

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

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

Additional event data are provided by NASA’s DONKI (Database of Notifications, Knowledge, Information), with records of flares, CMEs and geomagnetic storms.

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