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Table 1.

Mean velocities and lifetimes.

Feature n v [km s−1] t [min]
PGs, inner penumbra 546 −0.7 ± 0.3 19 ± 8
PGs, outer penumbra 126 −0.1 ± 0.7 20 ± 9
Dark bodies of filaments 566 3.6 ± 0.9 7 ± 3
Border expansion 74 0.5 ± 0.2 60 ± 23
Border stationary 18 0.0 ± 0.1 68 ± 32
Border contraction 20 −2.2 ± 1.3 19 ± 9
G-band bright points 241 0.8 ± 0.7 16 ± 9

Notes. Symbols: n is the number of measurements, and v and t are the mean horizontal speed and duration of the features, respectively. A negative sign for v indicates motion towards the umbra, positive away from the umbra.

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