Table 3: Columns: (2) transition radius (arcsec); (3) masked area relative to $1\sigma _{\rm sky}$ of the galaxy; (4) Sérsic shape parameter; (5) effective radius ( $^{\prime \prime }$ ); (6) effective surface brightness (mag arcsec^-2); (7) total magnitude of the LSB component derived form the fit (mag); (8) $\chi ^{2}_\nu$ . In bold the best fitting parameters.
Sensitivity of Sérsic parameters of Mrk 5 (B) to changes in the sky background

Sky background $R_{\rm tran}$ $P_{\rm area}$ (%) n $r_{\rm e}$ $\mu_{\rm e}$ $m_{\rm tot}$ $\chi ^{2}_\nu$

Correct sky 10.97 10.9 0.99 9.62 23.63 16.02 2.232

Sky over-subtracted 10.97 10.9 0.88 9.23 23.54 16.08 3.093

Sky undersusbtracted 10.97 10.9 1.17 10.47 23.83 15.97 3.013

**Table 3:** Columns: (2) transition radius (arcsec); (3) masked area relative to $1\sigma _{\rm sky}$ of the galaxy; (4) Sérsic shape parameter; (5) effective radius ( $^{\prime \prime }$ ); (6) effective surface brightness (mag arcsec^-2); (7) total magnitude of the LSB component derived form the fit (mag); (8) $\chi ^{2}_\nu$ . In bold the best fitting parameters.
Sensitivity of Sérsic parameters of Mrk 5 (B) to changes in the sky background
Sky background	$R_{\rm tran}$	$P_{\rm area}$ (%)	n	$r_{\rm e}$	$\mu_{\rm e}$	$m_{\rm tot}$	$\chi ^{2}_\nu$
Correct sky	10.97	10.9	0.99	9.62	23.63	16.02	2.232
Sky over-subtracted	10.97	10.9	0.88	9.23	23.54	16.08	3.093
Sky undersusbtracted	10.97	10.9	1.17	10.47	23.83	15.97	3.013

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