\begin{table} %t2   
\caption{\label{table 2}Compiled data for NGC~7469.}
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Date & Aperture & Nucleus & Sy type & References\\
 & &  brightness&   &   \\   
\hline
1 &2&3 &4&5\\
\hline
09.1972& 2$''\times 10''$&flare in  max. &Sy1&1 \\
08.1973&$1\farcs 6 \times 2\farcs0$& maximum&Sy1& 2 \\
06.1975&$D=10''$& maximum&Sy1& 3 \\
10.1975& ?& maximum&Sy1&  4 \\
01.1977&$1\farcs \times 1\farcs 7$& flare in min.&Sy1& 5 \\
10.1989 & $1\farcs 6 \times 2 \farcs $0& deep minim.  &Sy2& 2 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
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References: 1 -- Pronik (\cite{Pronik1975}); 2 -- Chuvaev et~al. (\cite{Chuvaev1990});  3 -- de~Bruyn, Sargent (\cite{Bruyn1978}); 4 -- Barbieri et~al. (\cite{Barbieri1977});  5 -- Pronik et~al. (\cite{Pronik1996}, 1997).
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