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\caption{\label{denis_tab}Format of DENIS observations ($12\arcmin  \times 12\arcmin$ images)
Table (version~1).}
\begin{tabular}{rllll} 
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Col. & Name & Format & Units [range] & Description \\
\hline
 1 & Name      & a7   &                  & image number \\
 2 & date      & a6   & YYMMDD           & date of observation \\
 3 & j\_day    & i4   &                  & Julian day of observation - 2~450~000 \\
 4 & RA        & f8.4 & deg              & RA (J2000) of image centre \\
 5 & Dec       & f8.4 & deg              & Dec (J2000) of image centre \\
 6 & G\_lon    & f7.3 & deg [$-180$--+180] & Galactic longitude of image centre \\
 7 & G\_lat    & f7.3 & deg [$-90$--+90]   & Galactic latitude of image centre \\
 8 & $q\_I$      & i1   &	   & quality flag of $I$ image \\
 9 & $q\_J$      & i1   &	   & quality flag of $J$ image \\
10 & $q\_K$      & i1   &	   & quality flag of $K_{\rm s}$ image \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}