<p>This is a follow-up question to <a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/43958/37191">How are the solar flares from May 23, 2021 extraordinary?</a> which is about news of spaceweather.org. In the present question, I am curious solely about sun-spots and why some of them seem to have names like <strong>AR2824</strong>, and how they are tracked.</p>
<p>So what exactly is that name? Can I find a history about each sun-spot? How are sunspots tracked?</p>
<h2>References</h2>
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<li><a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/35337/is-there-a-database-of-past-sunspots">Is there a database of past sunspots?</a></li>
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Sunspots do have designations, like you said, AR2824. I don't think they have names because they only last so long.
WarpPrime
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According to an [answer to my previous question](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/43966/37191), the designations actually  refer to *active regions* which are not sunspots. I would like to learn more about those regions, too.
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Are sunspots named or individually tracked?
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# Are sunspots named or individually tracked?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-05-25)

This is a follow-up question to [How are the solar flares from May 23, 2021 extraordinary?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/43958/37191) which is about news of spaceweather.org. In the present question, I am curious solely about sun-spots and why some of them seem to have names like **AR2824**, and how they are tracked.

So what exactly is that name? Can I find a history about each sun-spot? How are sunspots tracked?

## References

* [Is there a database of past sunspots?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/35337/is-there-a-database-of-past-sunspots)

**Tags:** the-sun, data-analysis, naming, sunspots

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sunspots do have designations, like you said, AR2824. I don't think they have names because they only last so long.  
> **username_0**: According to an [answer to my previous question](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/43966/37191), the designations actually  refer to *active regions* which are not sunspots. I would like to learn more about those regions, too.  

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