\begin{table}%t2
\par
\caption{Characteristics of stars hosting the
transiting planets included in this study}
\label{table:transiting_stars}
%\centering
\par
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\begin{tabular}{>{$}l<{$}>{$}r<{$}>{$}r<{$}>{$}r<{$}>{$}r<{$}>{$}r<{$}r} \hline \hline
{\rm Name}	&	V {\rm mag}	&	M_{\star}	&	R_{\star}	&	T_{\rm eff}	&	[{\rm Fe/H}]	&	{\rm Reference}	\\
& & [M_{\odot}] & [R_{\odot}] & [K] & & \\
\hline  
{{\bf HD17156}}	&	8.2	&	1.2 \pm{0.1}	&	1.47 \pm{0.08}	&	6079 \pm{56}	&	0.24 \pm{0.03}	&	Fischer07/Irwin08	\\
{{\bf HD147506}} 	&	8.7	&	1.32 \pm{0.08}	&	1.48 \pm{0.05}	&	6290 \pm{110}	&	0.12 \pm{0.08}	&	Bakos07/Winn07*	\\
{{\bf HD149026}} 	&	8.2	&	1.3 \pm{0.06}	&	1.45 \pm{0.1}	&	6147 \pm{50}	&	0.36 \pm{0.05}	&	Sato05/Winn07*	\\
{{\bf HD189733}} 	&	7.7	&	0.82 \pm{0.03}	&	0.755 \pm{0.011}	&	5050 \pm{50}	&	-0.03 \pm{0.04}	&	Bouchy05/Pont07*	\\
{{\bf HD209458}} 	&	7.7	&	1.101 \pm{0.064}	&	1.125 \pm{0.022}	&	6117 \pm{26}	&	0.02 \pm{0.03}	&	Sozzetti04/Knutson06*	\\
{{\bf TrES-1}} 	&	11.8	&	0.89 \pm{0.035}	&	0.811 \pm{0.020}	&	5250 \pm{75}	&	-0.02 \pm{0.06}	&	Sozzetti04,06/Winn07*	\\
{{\bf TrES-2}} 	&	11.4	&	0.98 \pm{0.062}	&	1.000 _{-.033}^{+.036}	&	5850 \pm{50}	&	-0.15 \pm{0.10}	&	Sozzetti07*	\\
{{\bf TrES-3}} 	&	12.4	&	0.90 \pm{0.15}	&	0.802 \pm{0.046}	&	5720 \pm{150}	&		&	O Donovan07*	\\
{{\bf TrES-4}} 	&	11.6	&	1.22 \pm{0.17}	&	1.738 \pm{0.092}	&	6100 \pm{150}	&		&	Mandushev07*	\\
{{\bf XO-1}} 	&	11.5	&	1.0 \pm{0.03}	&	0.928 \pm{0.015}	&	5750 \pm{13}	&	0.015 \pm{0.03}	&	MCCullough06/Holman06*	\\
{{\bf XO-2}} 	&	11.2	&	0.98 \pm{0.02}	&	0.964 ^{+.02}_{-.009}	&	5340 \pm{32}	&	0.45 \pm{0.02}	&	Burke07*	\\
{{\bf XO-3}} 	&	9.8	&	1.41 \pm{0.08}	&	 1.377 \pm{0.083}	&	6429 \pm{50}	&	-0.18 \pm{0.03}	&	Johns-Krull07	\\
{{\bf HAT-P-1}}	&	10.4	&	1.12 \pm{0.09}	&	1.115 \pm{0.043}	&	5975 \pm{45}	&	0.13 \pm{0.02}	&	Bakos07/Winn07*	\\
{{\bf HAT-P-3}}	&	11.9	&	0.936 ^{+.036}_{-.062}	&	0.824 ^{+.043}_{-.035}	&	5185 \pm{46}	&	0.27 \pm{0.04}	&	Torres07*	\\
{{\bf HAT-P-4}} 	&	11.2	&	1.26 ^{+.06}_{-.14}	&	1.59 \pm{0.07}	&	5860 \pm{80}	&	0.24 \pm{0.08}	&	Kovacs07*	\\
{{\bf HAT-P-5}}	&	12.0	&	1.160 \pm{0.062}	&	1.167 \pm{0.049}	&	5960 \pm{100}	&	0.24 \pm{0.15}	&	Bakos07*	\\
{{\bf HAT-P-6}}	&	10.4	&	1.29 \pm{0.06}	&	1.46 \pm{0.06}	&	6570 \pm{80}	&	-0.13 \pm{0.08}	&	Noyes07*	\\ 
{{\bf WASP-1}} 	&	11.8	&	1.15 ^{+.24} _{-.09}	&	1.453 \pm{0.032}	&	6110 \pm{45}	&	0.23 \pm{0.08}	&	Cameron06 Charbonneau06/Stempels07*	\\
{{\bf WASP-2}} 	&	12.0	&	0.79 ^{+.15}_{ -.04}	&	0.813 \pm{0.032}	&	5200 \pm{200}	&		&	Cameron06/Charbonneau06*	\\
{{\bf WASP-3}} 	&	10.5	&	1.24 _{-.11}^{+.06}	&	1.31 _{-.12}^{+.05}	&	6400 \pm{100}	&	0.0 \pm{0.2}	&	Pollacco07	\\
{{\bf WASP-4}} 	&	12.5	&	0.90 \pm{0.08}	&	0.95 _{-.03}^{+.05}	&	5500 \pm{150}	&	0.0 \pm{0.2}	&	Wilson08	\\
{{\bf WASP-5}} 	&	12.3	&	0.97 \pm{0.09}	&	1.026 _{-.044}^{+.073}	&	5700 \pm{150}	&	0.0 \pm{0.2}	&	Anderson08	\\
{{\bf COROT-Exo-1}}	&	13.6	&	0.95 \pm{0.15}	&	1.11 \pm{0.05}	&	5950 \pm{150}	&	-0.3 \pm{0.25}	&	Barge08	\\
{{\bf COROT-Exo-2}}	&	12.57	&	0.97 \pm{0.06}	&	0.902 \pm{0.018}	&	5625 \pm{120}	&	\sim 0	&	Alonso08/ Bouchy08	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-10}} 	&	15.8	&	1.10 \pm{0.05}	&	1.14 ^{+0.11}_{-0.6}	&	6075 \pm{86}	&	0.28 \pm{0.10}	&	Santos06/Pont07*	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-56}} 	&	16.6	&	1.17 \pm{0.04}	&	1.32 \pm{0.06}	&	6119 \pm{62}	&	0.19 \pm{0.07}	&	Santos06/Pont07*	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-111}}	&	17.0	&	0.81 \pm{0.02}	&	0.83 \pm{0.03}	&	5044 \pm{83}	&	0.19 \pm{0.07}	&	Santos06/Winn06*	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-113}}	&	16.1	&	0.78 \pm{0.02}	&	0.77 \pm{0.02}	&	4804 \pm{106}	&	0.15 \pm{0.10}	&	Santos06/Gillon06*	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-132}}	&	16.9	&	1.26 \pm{0.03}	&	1.34 \pm{0.08}	&	6210 \pm{59}	&	0.37 \pm{0.07}	&	Gillon07*	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-182}}	&	17	&	1.14 \pm{0.05}	&	1.14 _{-.06}^{+.23}	&	5924 \pm{64}	&	0.37 \pm{0.08}	&	Pont08	\\
{{\bf OGLE-TR-211}}	&	15.5	&	1.33 \pm{0.05}	&	1.64 ^{+.21}_{-.05}	&	6325 \pm{91}	&	0.11 \pm{0.10}	&	Udalski07	\\
\hline 
\end{tabular}
$$
\end{table}