\begin{table}%t3
\caption{Comparison of our results (indicated by bold face) to already published cluster 
parameters.}\label{comparison}
\small%\centerline
{
\begin{tabular}{lllll}
\hline\hline
Cluster & log~$t$ & $E(B-V)$ & $d$~[kpc] & Ref   \\
\hline
\textbf{King~21}  & \textbf{7.20}(1)$^a$ & \textbf{0.85}(5) & \textbf{3.41}(56) & \\
                  &      & 0.89  & 1.91 & Mohan \& Pandey (\cite{moh84})              \\
                  & 7.16 & 0.89  & 2.10 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})               \\
\textbf{N~3293}   & \textbf{7.00}(1) & \textbf{0.29}(5) & \textbf{2.76}(45) &\\
		          & 6.70 & 0.33 & 2.50 & Turner et~al. (\cite{tur80})                  \\
		          & 7.00 & 0.31 & 2.60 & Feinstein \& Marraco (\cite{fei80})          \\
				  & 7.00 & 0.25$^b$ & 2.75 & Balona (\cite{bal94})                      \\
		          & 6.90 & 0.29 & 2.75 & Baume et~al. (\cite{bau03})                  \\
		          & 6.94 & 0.25 & 2.47 & Kharchenko et~al. (\cite{kha05})              \\
                  & 7.01 & 0.26    & 2.33 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})                \\
\textbf{N~5999}   & \textbf{8.50}(1) & \textbf{0.48}(5) & \textbf{2.20}(36) & \\
                  & 8.00 & 0.44 &      & Santos \& Bica (\cite{san93})                \\
                  & 8.60 & 0.45 & 2.20 & Piatti et~al. (\cite{pia99})                  \\
                  & 8.60 & 0.45 & 2.05 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})                    \\
\textbf{N~6802}   & \textbf{8.70}(1) & \textbf{0.89}(5) & \textbf{2.13}(35) & \\
				          &      & 0.83 & 0.91 & Hoag \& Applequist (\cite{hoa65})    \\
				          &      & 0.80 & 0.82:$^c$& Becker \& Fenkart (\cite{bec71})     \\  
				          & 9.18:& 0.80 & 1.84 & Kaluzny \& Shara (\cite{kal88})      \\ 
                  & 9.00 & 0.94 & 1.43 & Sirbaugh et~al. (\cite{sir95})               \\
                  & 8.87 & 0.85 & 1.12 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})                 \\
 \textbf{N~6830}   & \textbf{8.30}(1) & \textbf{0.48}(5) & \textbf{1.92}(31) &  \\        	                    	          &       &      & 1.68 & Barkhatova (\cite{bar57}) \\		   		 &       & 0.51 & 1.38 & Hoag \& Applequist (\cite{hoa65}) \\ 
   		  	     &       & 0.58 & 1.47 & Becker \& Fenkart (\cite{bec71})\\
        &  8.00 & 0.56 & 1.70 & Moffat (\cite{mof72})\\
         &  7.52 & 0.50 & 1.64 & Kharchenko et~al. (\cite{kha05})\\
         &  7.57 & 0.50 & 1.64 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})\\
 \textbf{Ru~44}    & \textbf{6.80}(1) & \textbf{0.58}(5) & \textbf{4.79}(79) &    \\
  &        & 0.64 & 4.60 & Turner (\cite{tur81})  \\
   &        & 0.68 & 6.80 & FitzGerald \& Moffat (\cite{fit76})\\
   &  6.00  & 0.70 & 6.60 & Moffat \& Fitzgerald (\cite{mof74})  \\
&  7.33  & 0.62 & 4.66 & Kharchenko et~al. (\cite{kha05})  \\
&  6.94  & 0.62 & 4.73 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})  \\
 \textbf{Ru~115}   & \textbf{8.60}(1) & \textbf{0.74}(5) & \textbf{2.00}(33) &    \\
   & 8.70 & 0.60 & 2.50 & Piatti et~al. (\cite{pia99})\\
   & 8.78 & 0.65 & 2.16 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})\\
 \textbf{Ru~120}   & \textbf{8.00}(1) & \textbf{0.65}(5) & \textbf{1.98}(33) &  \\
    & 8.00 & 0.65  & 2.30 & Piatti et~al. (\cite{pia99})\\
    & 8.18 & 0.70  & 2.00 & Dias et~al. (\cite{dia02})\\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
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$^a$ The errors of the last digits are always given in parenthesis. \\
$^b$ Interstellar reddening was transformed according $E(b-y)$~= 0.74$E(B-V)$ (Crawford \cite{cra78}). \\
$^c$ Indicates an uncertain result in the respective reference.
\end{table}