\begin{table}%t1
\caption{\label{optical}Photometry of the optical nebula stars.}
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ID & Multiplicity & RA & Dec & $m_V$ & $m_{K\!_{\rm S}}$ & $(H-K_{\rm S})$ & $(J-K_{\rm S})$ \\
 & & (2000) & (2000) & & & &  \\
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A  & $\ldots$ & 07 40 14.7  & $-$33 32  34   & 14.90  & 12.46 & 0.24 & 0.65 \\
B\tablefootmark{a} & 1 & 07 40 15.8  & -$~$33 32  39   & 15.27  & 13.04 & 0.29 & 0.95 \\
 & 2 & 07 40 15.8  & -$~$33 32  40   & 15.27  & 12.36 & 0.26 & 0.76 \\
C & $\ldots$ & 07 40 16.1  & -$~$33 32  31      & 15.20  & 13.66 & 0.16 & 0.45 \\
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\tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{This star is double, as revealed by our near-IR images. The $V$-band magnitude quoted here corresponds to the combined flux of both stars, unresolved in the optical image.}}
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