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Sunspot number  

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  • A quantity which gives the number of sunspots at a given time. It is defined by the relationship R = k(10g + f), where R is the sunspot number, k is a constant depending on the observation conditions and the instrument used, g is the number of the groups and f is the number of individual spots that can be counted. (en)

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Entry terms

  • Relative sunspot number (en)
  • SSN (en)
  • Wolf number (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1652

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