\begin{table}%t3
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\caption{Mean deviations of the {\it VJHK}~colour indices of morphologically peculiar~Es ({\it Pec} subsample) against the standard relations calculated for the {\it Nop} ("normal'') subsample. Ind.~index studied; $N$~number of objects; $mRes$ mean residuals; $\sigma$~standard deviation.} \label{tab3}
\begin{tabular}{llll}
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Ind. & $N$& $mRes$ &$\sigma$ \\ 
\hline 
$V-J$ & 35 & $-0.046\pm.016$ & 0.089 \\ 
$V-K$ & 35 & $-0.047\pm.017$ & 0.100 \\ 
$J-H$ & 35 & $-0.008\pm.003$ & 0.017 \\ 
$J-K$ & 35 & $-0.001\pm.003$ & 0.020 \\
$H-K$ & 35 & $+0.005\pm.003$ & 0.017 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}