Table 2: Dimensions (in arcmin unless ratios) of edge-on galaxies in the van der Kruit & Searle sample as measured from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and from the Digital Sky Survey 2 (red). The radius  $R_{\rm max}$is the truncation radius found by van der Kruit & Searle and has been listed for comparison. Values for radii and axis ratios have been rounded off to one decimal, but their ratios have been calculated before that.
Galaxy $R_{\rm max}$ $R_{\rm shallow}$ $R_{\rm deep}$ $R_{\rm deep}$ $R_{\rm deep}$ $(a/b)_{\rm shallow}$ $(a/b)_{\rm deep}$ $(a/b)_{\rm deep}$
  (') (') (') $R_{\rm max}$ $R_{\rm shallow}$     $(a/b)_{\rm shallow}$
SDSS
NGC 4013 2.7 2.5 2.8 1.03 1.10 3.2 2.3 1.41
NGC 4217 3.3 3.1 3.4 1.03 1.08 3.4 2.8 1.22
NGC 4244 9.5 8.5 9.3 0.98 1.09 8.0 7.0 1.15
NGC 4565 8.3 8.1 8.2 0.99 1.02 7.3 6.0 1.20
NGC 5023 3.3 2.8 3.3 1.00 1.19 6.2 5.8 1.07
NGC 5907 6.0 5.8 6.1 1.02 1.06 7.3 6.3 1.16
NGC 7814 4.0 3.6 4.3 1.07 1.18 2.1 2.0 1.03
DSS2 (red)
NGC 891 7.5 7.0 7.4 0.99 1.07 5.8 3.4 1.49
NGC 4013 2.7 2.5 2.7 1.00 1.10 3.5 2.9 1.23
NGC 4217 3.3 3.2 3.3 1.00 1.04 3.4 3.0 1.15
NGC 4244 9.5 8.4 8.7 0.92 1.03 7.3 6.8 1.06
NGC 4565 8.3 8.0 8.2 0.99 1.04 7.1 5.9 1.21
NGC 5023 3.3 2.5 3.2 0.97 1.30 5.9 6.3 0.95
NGC 5907 6.0 5.7 6.1 1.02 1.07 8.1 7.4 1.10
NGC 7814 4.0 2.7 3.8 0.95 1.44 2.4 2.3 1.05

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