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Table 2

Radial slopes of profiles, in a log–log scale, measured in the g-sdss and r-sdss images of comet C/2014 A4 (SONEAR) at different ranges of coma distances.

g-sdss r-sdss


Distance range Slope Distance range Slope
(km) (km)
Tail direction
2570–6457 –0.36 ± 0.03 5012–10233 –0.46 ± 0.10
6457–28840 –0.79 ± 0.01 10233–97724 –1.05 ± 0.02
28840–67608 –0.54 ± 0.01
Sunward direction
7586–20417 –1.29 ± 0.04 8318–16596 –0.76 ± 0.10
20417–38019 –0.95 ± 0.03 16596–69183 –1.47 ± 0.02
Perpendicular to the sunward direction, SE
7762–56234 –1.04 ± 0.01 12303–40738 –1.24 ± 0.03
40738–81283 –2.16 ± 0.05

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