\begin{table}%t1 
\caption{\label{facts}Adopted properties of NGC~1614.}
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{\small
\begin{tabular}{lr} 
\hline\hline
Parameter & Value\\ 
\hline \\
CO-peak (J2000) & $ \alpha ~  04^{\rm h} 33^{\rm m}
59.96^{\rm s}, \delta ~ -08\degr 34' 44.7''  $  
\\
Radio-peak (J2000) & $ \alpha ~  04^{\rm h} 34^{\rm m}
00.03^{\rm s}, \delta ~ -08\degr 34' 45.0''  $   
\\
Optical peak (J2000)\tablefootmark{a} & $ \alpha ~  04^{\rm h} 34^{\rm m}
00.06^{\rm s}, \delta ~ -08\degr 34' 44.6''  $   
\\
Morphological type & SB(s)c pec \\
Systemic velocity & 4778~\kms \\ 
Distance\tablefootmark{b} & 64 Mpc \\
Spatial scale & 1$''$ = 310~pc \\
Inclination\tablefootmark{c}  & $51\degr$\\
$L _{\rm IR}$\tablefootmark{d}  & $3 \times 10^{11}$ $L_{\odot}$  \\
Adopted conversion factor & $2.3 \times 10^{20} $
$\cmmt $ (K~\kms)$^{-1} $   \\
Adopted velocity convention &  Optical heliocentric \\
\hline 
\end{tabular}}
\tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{Neff \etal\ \cite{Neff1990};}
           \tablefoottext{b}{for $H=75$~\kms\ \permpc;}
           \tablefoottext{c}{for the $R=1''$ P${\alpha}$ ring, Alonso-Herrero \etal~(\cite{Alonso-Herrero2001});}
           \tablefoottext{d}{Alonso-Herrero \etal~(\cite{Alonso-Herrero2001}).}}  \vspace*{-3.5mm}
\end{table}