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\caption{\label{tab:HMXB}\mbox{X-ray} properties of the 18~candidate HMXBs with a photon
index between~0.8 and~1.2.  Coordinates are astrometrically  corrected. The parameters of the best fit power law model are  quoted in Cols.~5 \&~6. The symbol f signifies that the       absorption was fixed to $0.1 \times10^{22}$~H~atoms~cm$^{-2}$.  90\% confidence interval errors are quoted for  both the absorption and photon index. Next we give the       luminosity derived from the best fit model, the bracketed  numbers are the error in the last significant figure. The luminosity and its errors are calculated from the 90\% confidence interval.  We also give the $V$~magnitude absorption at the distance of M~31. The final column indicates the  \citet{LGSM31} designation of any optical source within 3.3$''$ of the astrometrically corrected position. The strong candidates are listed in the top section of the table and the secondary   candidates in the lower section.}
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Field & Source & RA & Dec & $n_{\rm H}$ & Photon index & Luminosity & $A_{\rm v}$ & Optical \\
& Number & (J2000) & (J2000) & $/10^{22}$~H~atom~cm$^{-2}$ & & $/10^{36}$~erg~s$^{-1}$ & & coincidence \\
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South 2 & 21 & 00:40:01.50 & +40:32:45.9 & $0.4^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.3}$ & $0.9^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.5}$ & 2.3(10) & 2.29 & -- \\
South 2 & 34 & 00:40:17.07 & +40:48:40.7 & $0.21^{\rm +0.67}_{-0.14}$ & $1.2^{\rm +1.0}_{-0.7}$ & 8(4) & 1.17 & -- \\
South 1 & 99 & 00:42:10.97 & +41:06:47.6 & f & $0.8^{\rm +0.5}_{-0.4}$ & 9(4) & 0.56 & J004210.83+410647.2 \\
South 1 & 106 & 00:42:16.76 & +41:00:21.0 & $0.4^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.3}$ & $1.1^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.4}$ & 5(2) & 2.12 & -- \\
North~1 & 123 & 00:43:01.44 & +41:30:17.5 & $0.18^{\rm +0.07}_{-0.06}$ & $0.9^{\rm +0.1}_{-0.1}$ & 74(6) & 1.01 & J004301.51+413017.5 \\
North~1 & 149 & 00:43:54.50 & +41:31:04.0 & f & $0.9^{\rm +0.7}_{-0.7}$ & 1.0(7) & 0.56 & J004354.62+413101.0 \\
North~1 & 160 & 00:44:06.64 & +41:38:57.8 & f & $1.0^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.7}$ & 1.1(8) & 0.56 & -- \\
North~1 & 172 & 00:44:20.87 & +41:35:41.9 & f & $1.1^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.6}$ & 1.3(9) & 0.56 & J004421.01+413544.3 \\
North~1 & 197 & 00:44:47.29 & +41:44:12.6 & f & $1.0^{\rm +0.8}_{-0.7}$ & 5(3) & 0.56 & -- \\
North~2 & 256 & 00:45:58.82 & +42:04:27.5 & $0.3^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.2}$ & $1.2^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.5}$ & 5(2) & 1.62 & J004558.98+420426.5 \\
North~3 & 234 & 00:45:34.96 & +42:17:53.0 & f & $0.9^{\rm +0.7}_{-0.6}$ & 4(3) & 0.56 & J004534.90+421752.8 \\
North~3 & 236 & 00:45:37.31 & +42:12:33.4 & f & $0.9^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.5}$ & 3(2) & 0.56 & -- \\
North~3 & 294 & 00:46:43.80 & +42:09:48.2 & f & $1.1^{\rm +0.4}_{-0.3}$ & 1.9(10) & 0.56 & J004644.02+420950.0 \\
North~3 & 295 & 00:46:42.82 & +42:27:16.3 & f & $1.1^{\rm +0.7}_{-0.5}$ & 3(2) & 0.56 & -- \\
North~3 & 302 & 00:46:53.52 & +42:19:14.4 & f & $0.9^{\rm +0.6}_{-0.7}$ & 1.1(7) & 0.56 & J004653.49+421914.4 \\
North~3 & 305 & 00:46:58.61 & +42:24:15.5 & f & $1.1^{\rm +0.8}_{-0.7}$ & 2.0(14) & 0.56 & -- \\
South 2 & 9 & 00:39:38.77 & +40:47:55.9 & f &   $0.8^{\rm +0.9}_{-0.7}$ & 5(4) & 0.56 & -- \\
North~2 & 226 & 00:45:26.66 & +41:56:35.3 & f & $0.9^{\rm +0.9}_{-0.9}$ & 1.7(13) & 0.56 & J004526.58+415633.1 \\
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