\begin{table}%t3
\caption{Parameters from the model described in the text fit to the distributions of scale heights from the Galactic plane for HMXBs, LMXBs and miscellaneous sources whose distances are known. 
Objects from the Magellanic Clouds are excluded.}
\label{tab_height}
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\small
\begin{tabular}{lccc}       
\hline \hline
           & $k$ & $\alpha$ & $h_{0}$ [pc] \\
\hline
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HMXBs & $36\pm3$ & $7.5\pm1.7$ & $\rm 134_{-25}^{+39}$   \\
LMXBs & $22\pm3$ & $1.5\pm0.5$ & $\rm 680_{-160}^{+320}$   \\
Misc. & $41\pm3$ & $15\pm4$ & $\rm 66_{-14}^{+23}$   \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}