\begin{table} \caption{NIR photometry of SN~2003hv.} \label{tab:VLTnirPhot} \par %\centerline {\begin{tabular}{ccclcccc} \hline\hline Date & MJD$^a$ &Phase & Telescope & $Y$ & $J$$^b$ & $H$ & $K_{s}$ \\ (UT) & (days) & (days) & &(mag) &(mag) & (mag) & (mag) \\ \hline 2003 09 10 & 52892.37 & 1.2 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.252(0.015) & 13.081(0.015) & 13.286(0.015) & 13.100(0.018) \\ 2003 09 14 & 52896.28 & 5.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.591(0.015) & 13.792(0.015) & 13.423(0.015) & 13.378(0.021) \\ 2003 09 17 & 52899.28 & 8.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.716(0.015) & 14.435(0.015) & 13.502(0.015) & 13.529(0.026) \\ 2003 09 24 & 52906.31 & 15.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.403(0.015) & 14.491(0.015) & 13.202(0.015) & 13.211(0.018) \\ 2003 09 28 & 52910.26 & 19.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.031(0.015) & 14.179(0.015) & 13.112(0.015) & 13.189(0.022) \\ 2003 10 02 & 52914.20 & 23.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 12.845(0.016) & 14.000(0.018) & 13.283(0.020) & 13.216(0.073) \\ 2003 10 05 & 52917.25 & 26.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.025(0.015) & 14.306(0.015) & 13.546(0.015) & 13.524(0.020) \\ 2003 10 08 & 52920.24 & 29.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.255(0.015) & 14.657(0.015) & 13.799(0.015) & 13.796(0.026) \\ 2003 10 11 & 52923.22 & 32.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.439(0.015) & 14.980(0.015) & 13.958(0.015) & 13.936(0.022) \\ 2003 10 14 & 52926.25 & 35.1 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.650(0.015) & 15.236(0.016) & 14.145(0.016) & $\ldots$ \\ 2003 10 17 & 52929.22 & 38.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 13.844(0.015) & 15.519(0.015) & 14.273(0.015) & 14.116(0.026) \\ 2003 10 20 & 52932.17 & 41.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 14.037(0.015) & 15.725(0.017) & 14.431(0.016) & 14.306(0.024) \\ 2003 10 24 & 52936.21 & 45.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 14.468(0.015) & 16.310(0.023) & 14.770(0.018) & $\ldots$ \\ 2003 11 03 & 52946.21 & 55.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 14.912(0.015) & 16.790(0.036) & 15.041(0.020) & 15.060(0.048) \\ 2003 11 10 & 52953.22 & 62.0 & CTIO 1.3~m & 15.207(0.017) & 17.088(0.065) & 15.420(0.037) & $\ldots$ \\ 2004 08 18 & 53235.37 & 344.2 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & 20.394(0.140) & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ \\ 2004 08 29 & 53246.31 & 355.1 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & 19.977(0.106) & 20.221(0.216) \\ 2004 08 30 & 53247.28 & 356.1 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & 20.078(0.122) & $\ldots$ & 20.303(0.224) \\ 2005 01 24 & 53394.06 & 502.9 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & 20.163(0.138) & $>$20.700 \\ 2005 02 24 & 53425.99 & 534.8 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & $>$20.700 \\ 2005 02 27 & 53428.99 & 537.8 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & 20.495(0.146) & $\ldots$ \\ 2005 02 28 & 53429.99 & 538.8 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & 21.087(0.144) & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ \\ 2005 10 14$^c$ & 53657.07 & 765.9 & VLT Antu & $\ldots$ & $>$22.310 & $>$22.000 & $\ldots$ \\ 2005 11 03 & 53677.31 & 786.1 & {\it HST} NICMOS$^d$ & $\ldots$ & $\ldots$ & 22.691(0.051) & $\ldots$ \\ \hline \end{tabular}} $^a~$All images obtained the same night are referred to a mean MJD. \\ $^b~$A $J$ filter was used at the CTIO 1.3~m telescope, while $J_s$ was used at the VLT.\\ $^c~$All images obtained on October 13--15 are averaged here. \\ $^d~$Vega magnitudes in the {\it HST} filter system ($F160W$). \end{table}