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Caption: Figure 5.
Comparison between the spatially resolved mass (Morig) and the Sun-as-a-star estimated mass (Mscal). The red solid line shows the linear fit in logarithmic space, and the green dashed line indicates the one-to-one relation (y = x). (A) Full sample spanning more than 2 orders of magnitude (1010−1013 kg), with best-fit relation ﹩{\mathrm{log}}_{10}({M}_{{\rm{scal}}})=1.07{\mathrm{log}}_{10}({M}_{{\rm{orig}}})-0.73﹩ and the coefficient of determination R2 = 0.82. (B) High-mass subsample restricted to Morig, Mscal > 1012 kg, with best-fit relation ﹩{\mathrm{log}}_{10}({M}_{\mathrm{scal}})=0.97{\mathrm{log}}_{10}({M}_{\mathrm{orig}})+0.58﹩, showing that Mscal overestimates Morig by a roughly constant factor across the high-mass regime.
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