\begin{table}%t1
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\caption{Observational parameters for the selected targets.\label{table_obs}}
\begin{tabular}{lccccccccc}
\hline\hline
Star & Spec. type & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Distance $^{{a}}$} & $m_{V}$ &$m_{H}$ & $m_{K}$  & $v_{\rm eq} \sin i$ $^{{\rm b}}$ & \multicolumn{1}{c}{$L_{\rm IR}/L_{\star}$} & FOV$^{{c}}$ & FOV$^{{c}}$  \\
 & & \multicolumn{1}{c}{pc} & & & & km~s$^{-1}$ &\multicolumn{1}{c}{} & UTs & Sids \\
 \hline
\noalign{\smallskip}
$\tau$~Cet (\object{HD 10700})& G8V & $3.65\pm 0.01$ & 3.49 & 1.73 & 1.66 & 0.4  & 
$1.2\pm10^{-5}$ &  & 5--10~AU  \\
$\epsilon$~Eri (\object{HD 22049})& K2V & $3.22\pm  0.01$& 3.73 & 1.79 &1.69 & 1.7 & 
$8\pm10^{-5}$  & 0.2~AU & 4.5--9~AU \\
$\beta$~Pic (\object{HD 39060}) & A5V & $19.28\pm  0.19$ & 3.86 & 3.50 & 3.47 & 130 & 
$3\pm10^{-3}$  & 1.3~AU & \\
$\beta$~Leo (\object{HD 102647})& A3V & $11.10\pm  0.11$ & 2.14 & 1.94 & 1.99 & 128 &  
$1.9\pm10^{-5}$ & & 15--30~AU\\
$\alpha$~PsA (\object{HD 216956})& A3V & $7.69\pm  0.05$ & 1.10 & 1.05 & 0.99 & 93 &  
$4.6 \pm 10^{-5}$  & 0.5~AU & 10--20~AU \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\begin{list}{}{}
\item[$^{{a}}$] From \textit{Hipparcos}, (Perryman et~al.~\cite{pe97}).
\item[$^{{b}}$] From Royer et~al.~(\cite{ro02}) and Saar et~al.~(\cite{saar97}).
\item[$^{{c}}$] Radius of the single-mode ($K$ band) 
field of view (FOV) with 8~m UTs and 40~cm siderostats (elliptical projected pupil).
\end{list}
\end{table}