\begin{table}%T2
\caption{Brightest stars in the region of NGC 6996.}
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  \# & \#$_{\rm ZS}$ & 2MASS ID.         & $X~[^{\prime\prime}]$ & $\alpha_{2000}$ & $V$ & $B-V$ & $E_{B-V}$ & $\mu_{\alpha} \cos(\delta)$~[mas/yr] & $ST$ & Memb. \\
     &           & Tycho-2 ID.       & $Y~[^{\prime\prime}]$ & $\delta_{2000}$ &     & $U-B$ & $E_{U-B}$ & $\mu_{\delta}$~[mas/yr]              &      &       \\
     &           & BD ID.            &                       &                 &     & $V-I$ & $E_{V-I}$ &                                      &      &       \\
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   2 &        26 & J20563677+443538  &  $-$74.6 & 20:56:36.9 & 10.27 &  0.35 &  0.15 &  4.1 $\pm$ 1.4 & A7 V   &  $nm$ \\
     &           & TYC 3179-687-1    & $-$141.5 & 44:35:37.9 &       & $-$0.08 & $-$0.18 &  6.1 $\pm$ 1.4 &        &       \\
     &           & BD +44 3638       &        &            &       &  0.24 &       &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  13 &    50$^*$ & J20570129+444213  & $-$332.6 & 20:57:01.2 & 11.44 &  0.64 &  0.39 & $-$2.8 $\pm$ 2.3 & A8 III &  $nm$ \\
     &           & TYC 3179-658-1    &  254.7 & 44:42:13.2 &       &  0.40 &  0.30 & $-$8.6 $\pm$ 2.2 &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.89 &       &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  14 &        47 & J20565989+444058  & $-$318.3 & 20:56:59.9 & 11.48 &  0.45 &  0.44 & $-$3.5 $\pm$ 2.3 & A1 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           & TYC 3179-805-1    &  179.9 & 44:40:58.3 &       &  0.35 &  0.33 & $-$7.8 $\pm$ 2.3 &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.66 &  0.64 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  15 &        14 & J20562963+443939  &    4.1 & 20:56:29.6 & 11.56 &  1.44 &  0.52 &                & K2 III &  $pm$ \\
     &           &                   &   99.1 & 44:39:39.2 &       &  1.33 &  0.44 &                &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  1.74 &       &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  17 &        21 & J20563310+443810  &  $-$33.4 & 20:56:33.1 & 11.60 &  0.52 &  0.44 & $-$3.7 $\pm$ 2.3 & A3 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           & TYC 3179-87-1     &   11.0 & 44:38:10.7 &       &  0.45 &  0.37 & $-$8.9 $\pm$ 2.1 &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.81 &  0.72 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  23 &        41 & J20565330+443422  & $-$250.4 & 20:56:53.3 & 12.02 &  0.51 &  0.58 &                & B9 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   & $-$216.5 & 44:34:21.9 &       &  0.33 &  0.53 &                &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.83 &  0.89 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  24 &    37$^*$ & J20564701+443725  & $-$182.1 & 20:56:47.0 & 12.02 &  0.41 &  0.24 &                & A6 V   &  $nm$ \\
     &           &                   &  $-$33.6 & 44:37:25.4 &       &  0.32 &  0.22 &                &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.57 &       &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  27 &        34 & J20564536+443523  & $-$165.8 & 20:56:45.4 & 12.10 &  0.57 &  0.59 &                & A0 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   & $-$155.6 & 44:35:23.4 &       &  0.41 &  0.43 &                &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  1.05 &  1.06 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  28 &    48$^*$ & J20570072+443503  & $-$329.3 & 20:57:00.7 & 12.25 &  0.53 &  0.52 &                & A1 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   & $-$174.7 & 44:35:03.4 &       &  0.44 &  0.42 &                &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.86 &  0.84 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  29 &         5 & J20562065+443811  &   99.9 & 20:56:20.6 & 12.25 &  0.56 &  0.48 & $-$1.4 $\pm$ 2.0 & A3 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           & TYC 3179-81-1     &   11.4 & 44:38:11.9 &       &  0.49 &  0.41 & $-$8.4 $\pm$ 1.9 &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.95 &  0.86 &                &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  31 &         2 & J20561119+443817  &  200.2 & 20:56:11.2 & 12.31 &  1.42 &  0.38 &              & K4 V   &  $nm$ \\
     &           &                   &   16.4 & 44:38:17.4 &       &  2.94 &       &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  2.40 &       &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  32 &        15 & J20563011+443704  &   $-$1.8 & 20:56:30.1 & 12.34 &  0.57 &  0.59 &              & A0 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   &  $-$55.6 & 44:37:04.3 &       &  0.46 &  0.48 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.97 &  0.98 &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  34 &         8 & J20562200+443537  &   84.8 & 20:56:21.9 & 12.52 &  0.73 &  0.72 &              & A1 V   &  $nm$ \\
     &           &                   & $-$144.7 & 44:35:35.5 &       &  0.38 &  0.36 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.56 &       &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  36 &        30 & J20564188+444113  & $-$125.9 & 20:56:41.9 & 12.56 &  0.63 &  0.48 &              & A5 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   &  194.1 & 44:41:13.5 &       &  0.45 &  0.35 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  1.04 &  0.87 &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  38 &         6 & J20562218+443720  &   83.5 & 20:56:22.1 & 12.59 &  0.52 &  0.44 &              & A3 V   &  $lm$ \\
     &           &                   &  $-$40.3 & 44:37:20.0 &       &  0.63 &  0.55 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  1.06 &  0.97 &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  48 &        13 & J20562809+443501  &   18.7 & 20:56:28.1 & 13.19 &  0.80 &  0.75 &              & A2 V   &  $nm$ \\
     &           &                   & $-$180.9 & 44:34:58.9 &       &  0.43 &  0.38 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  0.96 &       &              &        &       \\
[1 ex]
  53 &        28 & J20564026+443926  & $-$109.2 & 20:56:40.2 & 13.44 &  0.79 &  0.71 &              & A3 V   &  $pm$ \\
     &           &                   &   86.6 & 44:39:26.1 &       &  0.66 &  0.58 &              &        &       \\
     &           &                   &        &            &       &  1.25 &  1.16 &              &        &       \\
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{\bf Notes:} \\
- \# and \#$_{\rm ZS}$ columns indicate our numbering and that from 
Zdanavicius \& Straizys (\cite{Zdanavicius90}), respectively. \\
- \#$_{\rm ZS}$ numbers with an asterisk indicate stars separated in two components 
(values correspond to the brightest one). \\
- The full Table~\ref{tab2} is available, with all the photometric measurements, 
in electronic form at the CDS,  via anonymous ftp to {\tt cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr (130.79.128.5)} or 
	       via {\tt http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/qcat?J/A+A/419/149 }
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