\begin{table}%t6 \caption{\label{tab3}Best fit parameters of the PC grade 0$-$12 spectra extracted using the 40~arcsec core of the SNR~G21.5.} \par \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{cccc} \hline \hline %&&& \\[-8pt] $V_{\rm ss}$ & $N_{\rm H}$ & $\Gamma$ & Normalisation$^\dagger$\\ (V) & ($\times 10^{22}$ cm$^{-2}$) & & ($\times 10^{-2}$~ph~keV$^{-1}$~cm$^{-2}$~s$^{-1}$)\\ % & & & ph keV$^{-1}$ %cm$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$) \\ \hline %&&& \\[-8pt] 0 & $\rm 3.26^{+0.17}_{-0.16}$ & $1.92\pm 0.07$ & $\rm 1.71^{+0.20}_{-0.18}$$^*$\\ 6 & $\rm 3.38^{+0.14}_{-0.13}$ & $2.01\pm 0.06$ & $\rm 1.84^{+0.17}_{-0.15}$$^*$\\ \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip $^\dagger$ The fits were performed using a {\scriptsize TBABS*POWERLAW} model with the abundance table given by Wilms et~al. (\cite{Wilm00}). No PSF~correction was applied since the source is extended. \\ $^*$ All the errors quoted above are given at~$2.71\sigma$. \end{table}