Such sunspots are capable of producing X class Flares!
But the spot has not produced any GIANT flare yet! This is the puzzling thing as when do sunspots hurl Solar Flares and CME is still being studied!
Sunspot 1166 is growing in size and is already a marked feature on sun. It has a Gamma Magnetic classification meaning that polarity is very complex which prevents classifying that region into a simple bipolar sunspot.
These sunspots are capable of producing C class flares.
However,the sunspot shall develop soon.
CORONAL MASS EJECTION HEADING TOWARDS THE EARTH
Report from Space Weather Prediction Center
March 4, 2011: Two Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) from the east limb earlier today signal the imminent arrival of two active regions to the disk. Though neither of these CMEs is expected to cause any elevated Geomagnetic Storm activity, they may presage additional activity that could be geo-effective over the next two weeks. SWPC Forecasters will be watching for more.
CME is expected to arrive on 6th March
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