\begin{table}%t3
\caption{\label{tab:dominant}Dominant axis weighted fittings for the 
eight epochs.}
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Phase  & $\alpha$ & $\beta$ & $\chi^2$ & $\sigma$ &$\theta_d$ & $p$\\
(days) & (\%)     &         &          & (\%)     & (deg) \\
\hline
$-$10  &$-$0.082(0.011) & $-$0.158(0.058) &   300 & 0.28 & 85.5(3.3)& 0.18\\               
  $-$8 &  +0.084(0.007) & $-$0.269(0.040) &   291 & 0.15 & 82.5(2.3)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
  $-$7 &  +0.040(0.004) & $-$0.354(0.032) &   376 & 0.12 & 80.3(1.8)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
  $-$6 &  +0.082(0.006) & $-$0.274(0.045) &   262 & 0.14 & 85.4(2.5)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
  $-$3 &$-$0.002(0.004) & $-$0.404(0.035) &   514 & 0.14 & 79.0(2.0)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
  $-$2 &  +0.042(0.003) & $-$0.362(0.027) &   706 & 0.13 & 80.1(1.5)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
  $-$1 &$-$0.015(0.006) & $-$0.363(0.042) &   401 & 0.14 & 80.0(2.3)& $<$10$^{-8}$\\
+39  &  $-$0.003(0.004) & $-$0.018(0.063) &   275 & 0.16 & 89.5(3.6)& 0.73\\             
\hline
\end{tabular}}
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\smallskip
{Note: data with $4000\leq \lambda \leq 8600$~\AA\/ were used. The number of}
{degrees of freedom is 175.}
\end{table}