\begin{table}%t3
\caption{Table of EPM quantities $\theta_S$ (10$^8$~km~Mpc$^{-1}$), $\xi_S$, and
$T_S$ (K), for the eight epochs covered by our analysis (i.e. from the 30th of October till
the 5th of December 1999; see Sect.~\ref{Sec_obs}). Also given are the resulting distance
and explosion dates inferred. Days and dates are relative to~JD~2~451~480.94.}
\label{tab_epm1}
%\centering
\par
\begin{tabular}{cccccccccc}
\hline\hline
\multicolumn{10}{c}{EPM combined with minimization technique
and $\xi$ prescription from H01} \\
\hline
Day & \multicolumn{3}{c}{Angular size}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{Correction factor}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{Temperature} \\
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{(10$^8$~km~Mpc$^{-1}$)}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{}
& \multicolumn{3}{c}{(K)} \\
&
$\theta_{BV}$ & $\theta_{BVI}$ & $\theta_{VI}$ &
$\xi_{BV}$    & $\xi_{BVI}$    & $\xi_{VI}$    &
$T_{BV}$      & $T_{BVI}$      & $T_{VI}$       \\
\hline
  1.0 &  6.28 &  7.78 &  8.84 &   0.405 & 0.425 & 0.440 &  16~860& 13~513& 11~543 \\
  3.0 &  6.73 &  8.31 &  9.37 &   0.401 & 0.423 & 0.440 &  16~476& 13~241& 11~383 \\
  5.0 &  8.16 &  9.14 &  9.82 &   0.382 & 0.416 & 0.438 &  14~394& 12~312& 10~998 \\
  7.0 &  8.46 &  9.89 & 10.87 &   0.377 & 0.413 & 0.436 &  13~801& 11~479& 10~070 \\
 11.0 & 11.10 & 11.48 & 11.85 &   0.367 & 0.412 & 0.436 &  11~271& 10~214&  9477 \\
 16.0 & 15.77 & 13.89 & 12.23 &   0.461 & 0.434 & 0.437 &   7747&  8532&  9365 \\
 21.0 & 16.45 & 15.47 & 13.89 &   0.600 & 0.478 & 0.445 &   6514&  7411&  8404 \\
 38.0 & 17.51 & 17.58 & 16.98 &   1.202 & 0.652 & 0.482 &   4688&  5777&  7043 \\
\hline 
      & \multicolumn{3}{c}{$BV$ set}& \multicolumn{3}{c}{$BVI$ set} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{$VI$ set} \\
\hline
 & \multicolumn{9}{c}{Using the first 7 dates only} \\
  $D$ &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$8.6 \pm 0.8$}&  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$9.7 \pm 1.0$} &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$11.7 \pm 1.5$}  \\
$t_{\rm exp}$ &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-4.4\pm 0.9$}&  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-7.0 \pm 1.4$} &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-10.4 \pm 2.1$}  \\
\hline
 & \multicolumn{9}{c}{Using 8 dates} \\
  $D$ &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$8.0 \pm 0.6$}&  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$8.8 \pm 0.7$} &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$10.1 \pm 0.9$ }  \\
$t_{\rm exp}$ &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-3.9 \pm 0.7$}&  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-5.9 \pm 1.0$} &  \multicolumn{3}{c}{$-8.4 \pm 1.4$}  \\
\hline
\end{tabular} 
\end{table}