Table 1: Photometry of the V838 Mon progenitor.
Band $\lambda_{\rm eff}$ ( $\mu$ m) Magnitude Reference

B 0.44 15.87 $\pm$ 0.10 Kimeswenger et al. (2002)

B 0.44 15.81 $\pm$ 0.06 Goranskij et al. (2004)

R_c 0.65 14.84 $\pm$ 0.06 Goranskij et al. (2004)

R 0.71 14.56 $\pm$ 0.10 Kimeswenger et al. (2002)

I_c 0.80 14.27 $\pm$ 0.03 Goranskij et al. (2004)

$I_{\rm Gunn}$ 0.82 14.51 $\pm$ 0.03 DENIS

J 1.25 13.86 $\pm$ 0.11 DENIS

J 1.25 13.87 $\pm$ 0.05 2MASS

H 1.65 13.51 $\pm$ 0.06 2MASS

$K_{\rm s}$ 2.15 13.14 $\pm$ 0.16 DENIS

$K_{\rm s}$ 2.17 13.33 $\pm$ 0.06 2MASS

**Table 1:** Photometry of the V838 Mon progenitor.
Band	$\lambda_{\rm eff}$ ( $\mu$ m)	Magnitude	Reference
B	0.44	15.87 $\pm$ 0.10	Kimeswenger et al. (2002)
B	0.44	15.81 $\pm$ 0.06	Goranskij et al. (2004)
R_c	0.65	14.84 $\pm$ 0.06	Goranskij et al. (2004)
R	0.71	14.56 $\pm$ 0.10	Kimeswenger et al. (2002)
I_c	0.80	14.27 $\pm$ 0.03	Goranskij et al. (2004)
$I_{\rm Gunn}$	0.82	14.51 $\pm$ 0.03	DENIS
J	1.25	13.86 $\pm$ 0.11	DENIS
J	1.25	13.87 $\pm$ 0.05	2MASS
H	1.65	13.51 $\pm$ 0.06	2MASS
$K_{\rm s}$	2.15	13.14 $\pm$ 0.16	DENIS
$K_{\rm s}$	2.17	13.33 $\pm$ 0.06	2MASS

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	1 Introduction
	2 The analysis of the photometric data
	3 Circumstellar and interstellar environment
	4 Discussion and summary
	References