\begin{table}%t1
\caption {\label{tab:obs}Mode lifetimes and fundamental stellar
		parameters for 12~solar-like stars, sub-giants and
		giants. }
%\centerline
 {\begin{tabular}{lccccc}
\hline \hline
   			Name 				&	$M/M_{\odot}$			&	$L/L_{\odot}$			&	$T_{{\rm eff}}$			&	$\Delta \nu$					&	$\tau$		 				      	\\
   			\hline
   			$\xi$ Hydrae			&	3.07$^a$				&	$61.1 \pm 6.2^a$		&	$5000 \pm 100$ K$^a$		&	$7.11 \pm 6.14$ $\mu$Hz$^a$		&	2 days$^b$     				\\
   			$\nu$ Indi			 	&	0.847 $\pm$ 0.043$^c$	&	6.21 $\pm$ 0.23$^c$	&	5291 $\pm$ 34$ K$$^c$		&	24.25 $\pm$ 0.25  $\mu$Hz$^c$	& $\rm 16.2_{-7.5}^{+44.6}$ days$^d$ 		\\
   			$\alpha$ Cen A		&	1.105 $\pm$ 0.007$^e$	&	1.522 $\pm$ 0.03$^e$	&	5810 $\pm$ 50 K$^e$		&	106.2$^f$						& $3.9 \pm 1.4$ days$^g$			\\
  		 	$\alpha$ Cen B		&	0.934 $\pm$ 0.006$^e$	&	0.503 $\pm$ 0.02$^e$	&	5260 $\pm$ 50 K$^e$		&	161.38 $\pm$ 0.06  $\mu$Hz$^h$	& $\rm 	3.3_{-0.9}^{+1.8}$ days$^h$			\\
   			$\beta$ Hydri			&	1.07 $\pm$ 0.03$^i$	&	3.51 $\pm$ 0.09$^i$	&	5872 $\pm$ 44 K$^i$		&	57.24 $\pm$ 0.16  $\mu$Hz$^j$	&	 $\rm 2.3_{-0.5}^{+0.6}$ days$^j$ 		\\
  			HD~49~933				&	1.2$^k$				&	0.53 $\pm$ 0.01$^k$		&	6780 $\pm$ 130 K$^k$		&	85.9 $\pm$ 0.15  $\mu$Hz$^k$		&	 $\rm 2.3_{-0.3}^{+0.5}$ days$^k$		\\
  			Procyon				&	1.48$^l$				&	6.9$^l$				&	6500 K$^l$				&	55.90 $\pm$ 0.08  $\mu$Hz$^l$	&	 $\rm 1.5_{-0.8}^{+1.9}$ days$^m$			\\
  			$\tau$ Ceti			&	0.783 $\pm$ 0.012$^n$	&	0.488 $\pm$ 0.01$^n$	&	5264 K$^o$				&	 169 $\pm$ 0.2~$\mu$Hz$^n$				&	1.7 $\pm$ 0.5 days$^n$				\\
  			$\varepsilon$ Oph		&	2.4 $\pm$ 0.4$^p$		&	59$^p$		&	4887 $\pm$ 100 K$^p$		&	5.3 $\pm$ 0.1  $\mu$Hz$^q$		&	$\rm 2.7_{-0.8}^{+0.6}$ days$^q$			\\
  			Arcturus				&	0.8 $\pm$ 0.3$^r$		&	200 $\pm$ 10$^r$		&	4290 $\pm$ 30 K$^r $		&	0.8 $\mu$Hz$^r$	&	24.1 days$^r$						\\
  			$\beta$ Ursae Minoris	&	1.3 $\pm$ 0.3$^s$		&      475 $\pm$ 30$^s$		&	 4040 $\pm$ 100 K$^s$		&	0.7 $\pm$ 0.1  $\mu$Hz$^s$		&	18 $\pm$ 9 days$^s$		\\
  			Sun					&	1					&	1					&	5780	 K					&	134 $\mu$Hz					& 	3.2 $\pm$ 0.2 days$^t$				\\
			\hline
		\end{tabular}}
	\smallskip
\par
		{References: $^a$~Frandsen 
		et~al. (\cite{Frandsen02});
		$^b$~Stello et~al. (\cite{Stello06}); $^c$~Bedding et~al. (\cite{Bedding06});
		$^d$~Carrier et~al. (\cite{Carrier07}); $^e$~Miglio \&
		Montalb{\'a}n (2005); $^f$~Bedding et~al. (\cite{Bedding04}); $^g$~Fletcher et~al. (\cite{Fletcher06});
		$^h$~Kjeldsen et~al. (\cite{Kjeldsen05}); $^i$~North et~al. (\cite{North07});
		$^j$~Bedding et~al. (\cite{Bedding07}); $^k$~Appourchaux et~al. (\cite{Appourchaux08}); $^l$~Leccia et~al. (\cite{Leccia07}); $^m$~Arentoft et~al. (\cite{Arentoft08}); $^n$~Teixeira et~al. (\cite{Teixeira08});
		$^o$~Pijpers (\cite{Pijpers03}); 
		$^p$~de Ridder et~al. (2006);
		$^q$~Barban et~al. (\cite{Barban07}); 
		$^r$~Tarrant et~al. (\cite{Tarrant07});
		$^s$~Tarrant et~al. (\cite{Tarrant08}); $^t$~Chaplin et~al. (2005).}
\end{table}