\begin{table}%t1
\caption{Sample of the photometric catalog of stars found in this study 
in the region of NGC~346/N66 and a nearby control field in all three 
$J$, $H$, and $K_{\rm s}$ filters with VLT ISAAC imaging.
 \label{t:15stars} }
%\centering
\par
\begin{tabular}{r c c r r c c c c c c}
\hline\hline
\multicolumn{1}{c}{ID} & R.A. & Decl. & \multicolumn{1}{c}{$X$} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{$Y$} & $J$ & $\sigma_{J}$ & $H$ & $\sigma_{H}$ & $K_{\rm s}$ & $\sigma_{K_{\rm s}}$\\
 & (deg) & (deg) & \multicolumn{1}{c}{(px)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{(px)} & (mag) & (mag) & (mag) & (mag) & (mag) & (mag)\\
\hline
1	&	14.79218	&	$-$72.16765	&	531.765	&	155.835	&	16.855	&	0.013	&	16.853	&	0.012	&	16.920	&	0.023	\\
2	&	14.79437	&	$-$72.16741	&	548.261	&	150.011	&	16.011	&	0.014	&	15.968	&	0.013	&	15.979	&	0.034	\\
3	&	14.85005	&	$-$72.16258	&	965.954	&	31.829	&	17.483	&	0.007	&	17.098	&	0.010	&	17.097	&	0.018	\\
4	&	14.79519	&	$-$72.16639	&	554.363	&	124.946	&	17.957	&	0.029	&	18.110	&	0.054	&	18.113	&	0.043	\\
5	&	14.79583	&	$-$72.16637	&	559.162	&	124.505	&	15.665	&	0.004	&	15.664	&	0.009	&	15.731	&	0.018	\\
6	&	14.79584	&	$-$72.16676	&	559.283	&	134.180	&	18.141	&	0.025	&	17.840	&	0.037	&	17.714	&	0.055	\\
7	&	14.80519	&	$-$72.16749	&	629.400	&	151.956	&	18.724	&	0.023	&	18.307	&	0.026	&	18.074	&	0.027	\\
8	&	14.81704	&	$-$72.16776	&	718.270	&	158.700	&	19.061	&	0.017	&	18.626	&	0.031	&	18.561	&	0.033	\\
9	&	14.84279	&	$-$72.16213	&	911.515	&	20.758	&	17.483	&	0.006	&	17.117	&	0.010	&	17.097	&	0.016	\\
10	&	14.85175	&	$-$72.16175	&	978.702	&	11.646	&	19.181	&	0.021	&	19.364	&	0.065	&	19.252	&	0.059	\\
11	&	14.85197	&	$-$72.16337	&	980.320	&	51.276	&	18.321	&	0.010	&	17.905	&	0.022	&	17.907	&	0.023	\\
12	&	14.78242	&	$-$72.16232	&	458.576	&	25.405	&	17.969	&	0.014	&	17.820	&	0.019	&	17.878	&	0.023	\\
13	&	14.78620	&	$-$72.16421	&	486.962	&	71.662	&	16.760	&	0.008	&	16.605	&	0.009	&	16.645	&	0.011	\\
14	&	14.79341	&	$-$72.16464	&	541.046	&	82.180	&	18.041	&	0.008	&	17.567	&	0.016	&	17.488	&	0.014	\\
15	&	14.80191	&	$-$72.16452	&	604.786	&	79.288	&	18.263	&	0.011	&	17.814	&	0.019	&	17.679	&	0.017	\\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{This table is available in its entirety at the CDS.}
\end{table}