\begin{table}%t3
\caption{Characteristics and properties of the bodies showing
  short--term variability. The material strength of the last
  column corresponds to the minimum material strength necessary to
  withstand shear fracture and stay intact.}\label{tabcompila}
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{
\begin{tabular}{lcccccccc} \hline\hline\\[-3mm]
Object & Diameter & Minimum & Spin     & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Minimum} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{Critical}   & Minimum  \\%& Comment \\
       &  (km)    & axis    & period   & \multicolumn{2}{c}{density} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{period (h)} & material  strength (kPa) \\%&\\
       &          & ratio   &  (h)     & \multicolumn{2}{c}{to avoid breakup (kg/m$^3$)} &\multicolumn{2}{c}{$\rho=1000$ kg/m$^3$}& for $\rho=1000$ kg/m$^3$\\
       &          &         &          & Prolate & Spherical & Prolate &
       Spherical  \\
       \hline\\[-3mm]
1999 TD$_{10}$ & 100$^{1}$ & 1.8:1     &  7.71  & 315 & 183 & 4.3 & 3.3&         \\ 
               &           &           & 15.42  & 80  & 45  &     &    &  4 \\
2000 QC$_{243}$& 200$^{2}$ & 1.9:1     & 9.14   & 300 &     & 4.5 &    &\\
               &           &           & 4.57   &     & 500 &     & 3.3& 2300\\%& Unlikely\\         
2000 EB$_{173}$& 670$^{3}$ & $<$1.1:1  & 6.75   &     & 240 &     &    & 1000\\% &\\
2001 PT$_{13}$ & 100$^{3}$ & 1.16:1    & 8.30   &     & 160 &     & 3.3&   13\\% & \\
2002 PN$_{34}$ & 160$^{3}$ & 1.14:1    & 10.22  &     & 104 &     & 3.3&       23\\% &\\
               &           &           & 8.45   &     & 152 &     &    &\\%&\\
2002 GO$_{9}$  & 100$^{3}$ & 1.14:1    & 9.67   &     & 116 &     & 3.3& 10\\%&\\
               &           &           & 6.97   &     & 224 &     & &\\\hline\hline
\end{tabular}}
$^{1}$ \footnotesize{Choi et al. (\cite{Choi}); Consolmagno   et  al.
  (\cite{Consolmagno}).} \\
$^{2}$ \footnotesize{Ortiz et al. (\cite{Ortiz1}).}\\
$^{3}$ \footnotesize{Estimated from its absolute magnitude assuming an
  albedo of 0.05.}
\end{table}