\begin{table}%t1 \caption{\label{tab:obs}Observed properties for the cluster sample, together with their $1\sigma$~standard errors.} \par \small%\centerline { \begin{tabular}{c |c c c c c c} \hline\hline \multicolumn{7}{c}{Cluster properties} \\ \hline %&&&&&& \\[-8pt] NGC & $\log{M}^\star$ (\msun) & $(M/L_V)_{\rm obs}^\star$ (\msun~$L_\odot^{-1}$) & [Fe/H]$^{\dagger,\diamond}$ & $R_{\rm gc}^\dagger$ (kpc) & $W_0^\star$ & $(M/L_V)_{\rm can}$ (\msun~$L_\odot^{-1}$) \\[2pt] \hline %&&&&&& \\[-8pt] \object{104} & $\rm 5.804_{-0.193}^{+0.157}$ & $\rm 1.33_{-0.59}^{+0.48}$ & --0.76 & 7.4 & $\rm 8.6_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.68\pm 0.25$ \\ \object{288} & $\rm 4.892_{-0.198}^{+0.162}$ & $\rm 2.15_{-0.98}^{+0.80}$ & --1.24 & 12.0 & $\rm 4.8_{-0.2}^{+0.2}$ & $2.20\pm 0.08$ \\ \object{1851} & $\rm 5.407_{-0.192}^{+0.156}$ & $\rm 1.61_{-0.71}^{+0.58}$ & --1.22 & 16.7 & $\rm 8.1_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.21\pm 0.09$ \\ \object{1904} & $\rm 4.984_{-0.195}^{+0.157}$ & $\rm 1.16_{-0.52}^{+0.42}$ & --1.57 & 18.8 & $\rm 7.5_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.08\pm 0.04$ \\ \object{4147} & $\rm 4.394_{-0.202}^{+0.159}$ & $\rm 1.01_{-0.47}^{+0.37}$ & --1.83 & 21.3 & $\rm 8.0_{-0.1}^{+0.2}$ & $2.03\pm 0.02$ \\ \object{4590} & $\rm 4.644_{-0.194}^{+0.156}$ & $\rm 0.92_{-0.41}^{+0.33}$ & --2.06 & 10.1 & $\rm 6.6_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.00\pm 0.01$ \\ \object{5139} & $\rm 6.503_{-0.159}^{+0.200}$ & $\rm 2.54_{-0.93}^{+1.17}$ & --1.29 & 6.4 & $\rm 6.2_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.18\pm 0.07$ \\ \object{5272} & $\rm 5.443_{-0.197}^{+0.156}$ & $\rm 1.39_{-0.63}^{+0.50}$ & --1.57 & 12.2 & $\rm 8.2_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.08\pm 0.04$ \\ \object{5466} & $\rm 4.687_{-0.200}^{+0.162}$ & $\rm 1.61_{-0.74}^{+0.60}$ & --2.22 & 16.2 & $\rm 4.2_{-0.2}^{+0.2}$ & $1.99\pm 0.01$ \\ \object{5904} & $\rm 5.252_{-0.195}^{+0.156}$ & $\rm 0.78_{-0.35}^{+0.28}$ & --1.27 & 6.2 & $\rm 7.6_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.19\pm 0.08$ \\ \object{6093} & $\rm 5.597_{-0.205}^{+0.161}$ & $\rm 2.67_{-1.26}^{+0.99}$ & --1.75 & 3.8 & $\rm 7.5_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.04\pm 0.03$ \\ \object{6121} & $\rm 4.864_{-0.243}^{+0.178}$ & $\rm 1.27_{-0.71}^{+0.52}$ & --1.20 & 5.9 & $\rm 7.4_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.22\pm 0.09$ \\ \object{6171} & $\rm 4.922_{-0.241}^{+0.172}$ & $\rm 2.20_{-1.22}^{+0.87}$ & --1.04 & 3.3 & $\rm 7.0_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.34\pm 0.13$ \\ \object{6205} & $\rm 5.469_{-0.201}^{+0.158}$ & $\rm 1.51_{-0.70}^{+0.55}$ & --1.54 & 8.7 & $\rm 7.0_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.08\pm 0.04$ \\ \object{6218} & $\rm 4.918_{-0.206}^{+0.157}$ & $\rm 1.77_{-0.84}^{+0.64}$ & --1.48 & 4.5 & $\rm 6.1_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.10\pm 0.05$ \\ \object{6254} & $\rm 5.234_{-0.223}^{+0.169}$ & $\rm 2.16_{-1.11}^{+0.84}$ & --1.52 & 4.6 & $\rm 6.5_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.09\pm 0.04$ \\ \object{6341} & $\rm 5.084_{-0.202}^{+0.163}$ & $\rm 0.88_{-0.41}^{+0.33}$ & --2.28 & 9.6 & $\rm 7.5_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $1.99\pm 0.01$ \\ \object{6362} & $\rm 4.764_{-0.191}^{+0.161}$ & $\rm 1.16_{-0.51}^{+0.43}$ & --0.95 & 5.1 & $\rm 5.3_{-0.2}^{+0.3}$ & $2.42\pm 0.16$ \\ \object{6656} & $\rm 5.606_{-0.241}^{+0.172}$ & $\rm 2.07_{-1.15}^{+0.82}$ & --1.64 & 4.9 & $\rm 6.5_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.06\pm 0.03$ \\ \object{6712} & $\rm 4.906_{-0.241}^{+0.175}$ & $\rm 0.99_{-0.55}^{+0.40}$ & --1.01 & 3.5 & $\rm 5.1_{-0.4}^{+0.4}$ & $2.37\pm 0.14$ \\ \object{6779} & $\rm 4.911_{-0.165}^{+0.207}$ & $\rm 1.05_{-0.40}^{+0.50}$ & --1.94 & 9.7 & $\rm 6.5_{-0.2}^{+0.3}$ & $2.01\pm 0.02$ \\ \object{6809} & $\rm 5.219_{-0.067}^{+0.054}$ & $\rm 3.23_{-0.50}^{+0.40}$ & --1.81 & 3.9 & $\rm 4.5_{-0.1}^{+0.2}$ & $2.03\pm 0.02$ \\ \object{6934} & $\rm 5.099_{-0.193}^{+0.155}$ & $\rm 1.51_{-0.67}^{+0.54}$ & --1.54 & 12.8 & $\rm 7.0_{-0.2}^{+0.1}$ & $2.08\pm 0.04$ \\ \object{7089} & $\rm 5.561_{-0.195}^{+0.160}$ & $\rm 0.98_{-0.44}^{+0.36}$ & --1.62 & 10.4 & $\rm 7.2_{-0.1}^{+0.1}$ & $2.06\pm 0.03$ \\[2pt] \hline \end{tabular}} \medskip $^{\star}$ From \citet{mclaughlin05}; $^\dagger$~from \citet{harris96}; $^\diamond$~the value for \object{NGC~5139} ($\omega$Cen) is derived from \citet{bedin04}. \\ Consecutive columns list the cluster~NGC number, logarithm of the present-day cluster mass~$M$, observed $V$-band mass-to-light ratio~$(M/L_V)_{\rm obs}$, metallicity~[Fe/H], galactocentric radius~$R_{\rm gc}$, King parameter~$W_0$ and canonically expected $V$-band mass-to-light ratio~$(M/L_V)_{\rm can}$. \end{table}