\begin{table}%t2 \caption{\label{table:2}Results of the visible and infrared photometric observations of the unresolved binary system (47171) 1999 TC$_{36}$.} \par %\centerline {\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline\hline Date & UT &Instr. & $V$ & $I$ & $V - I$& $J$ & $H$ & $K$s & $J - H$& $H - K$s\\ \hline 12 Oct. 2006 & 04:34 & NACO & & & & 18.24~$\pm$~0.06 & 17.99~$\pm$~0.08 & 17.94~$\pm$~0.06 & 0.25~$\pm$~0.10 & 0.05~$\pm$~0.10\\ 12 Oct. 2006 & 05:14 & NACO & & & & 18.31~$\pm$~0.06 & 17.99~$\pm$~0.09 & 17.96~$\pm$~0.05 & 0.32~$\pm$~0.11 & 0.03~$\pm$~0.10\\ 09 Nov. 2006 & 00:58 & ISAAC& & & & 18.17~$\pm$~0.07 & 17.85~$\pm$~0.07 & 17.79~$\pm$~0.08 & 0.32~$\pm$~0.10 & 0.06~$\pm$~0.11\\ 09 Nov. 2006 & 00:58 & FORS1& 20.25~$\pm$~0.03 & 18.99~$\pm$~0.03 & 1.26 ~$\pm$~0.04 & & & & &\\ \hline \end{tabular}} \smallskip \par Date of the observations, UT relative to the beginning of the \mbox{photometric} acquisition sequence and VLT instrument are reported. Photometric results in the filters $V$, $I$, $J$, $H$, and $K$s together with the $V - I$, $J - H$, and $H - K$s colors are reported. Photometric results acquired with ISAAC and FORS1 are discussed in detail in \citet{DeMeo}. \end{table}