\begin{table}%t1
\caption{\label{mag}Intrinsic parameters, mean NIR magnitudes, and mean radial velocities for the 
target Cepheids.}  
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\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c c c c} 
\hline\hline\noalign{\smallskip}
NAME    & $\alpha$(J2000)\tablefootmark{a} & $\delta$(J2000)\tablefootmark{a} & $\log P$ & $E(B-V)$\tablefootmark{b} & $\langle J\rangle$\tablefootmark{c} $\pm$ $\sigma(J)$ & $\langle H\rangle $\tablefootmark{c} $\pm$ $\sigma(H)$ & $\langle K\rangle $\tablefootmark{c} $\pm$ $\sigma(K)$ & $N_{\rm s}$\tablefootmark{d} & $\langle v_{\rm r}\rangle$\tablefootmark{e} & $\Delta v_{\rm r}$\tablefootmark{e}\\ \hline
V340~Ara& 16 45 19&$-51$ 20 33 &1.32&0.574&$7.382\pm0.011$&$6.809\pm0.007$&$6.619\pm0.008$& $25+2$ &$-80.8\pm1.2$&59.1 \\
UZ~Sct  & 18 31 22& $-12$ 55 00 &1.17&1.071&$7.502\pm0.049$&$6.818\pm0.042$&$6.564\pm0.045$& $25+2$ & $40.2\pm0.5$&49.4 \\
AV~Sgr  & 18 04 49& $-22$ 43 00 & 1.19&1.267&$6.909\pm0.040$&$6.081\pm0.035$&$5.758\pm0.033$& $25+1$ & $19.3\pm1.8$&59.3 \\
VY~Sgr  & 18 12 05& $-20$ 42 00&1.13&1.283&$7.174\pm0.069$&$6.375\pm0.046$&$6.068\pm0.040$& $25+2$ & $16.0\pm1.8$&59.2 \\
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\end{tabular}}
\tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{Cepheid coordinates: units of right ascension are   
hours, minutes, and seconds; units of declination are degrees, arcminutes, and arcseconds.} 
\tablefoottext{b}{Reddening according to \cite{fer95}.}
\tablefoottext{c}{Mean NIR magnitudes.} 
\tablefoottext{d}{Number of spectra collected with FEROS at the 2.2~m MPG/ESO telescope.} 
\tablefoottext{e}{Mean radial velocity and velocity amplitude (km s$^{-1}$).}}
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