\begin{table} \caption{VLT late-time optical observations of SN~2003hv.} \label{tab:VLTopticallog} \begin{tabular}{cccccccc} \hline\hline Date & MJD &Phase & Filter & Exposure & Airmass & Seeing & Instrument \\ (UT) & (days) & (days) & & (s) & & (arcsec) & \\ \hline 2004 08 12 & 53229.33 & 338.1 & $U$ & 3 $\times$ 1000& 1.17 & 1.02 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 12 & 53229.37 & 338.2 & $B$ & 3 $\times$ 420 & 1.06 & 0.85 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 12 & 53229.39 & 338.2 & $V$ & 3 $\times$ 300 & 1.03 & 0.74 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 12 & 53229.40 & 338.2 & $R$ & 2 $\times$ 420 & 1.01 & 0.75 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 12 & 53229.41 & 338.2 & $I$ & 1 $\times$ 500 & 1.01 & 0.70 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 13 & 53230.36 & 339.2 & $I$ & 4 $\times$ 500 & 1.08 & 0.78 & FORS1 \\ 2004 08 13 & 53230.39 & 339.2 & $R$ & 2 $\times$ 420 & 1.03 & 0.76 & FORS1 \\ 2005 02 07 & 53408.03 & 516.8 & $I$ &12 $\times$ 240 & 1.13 & 1.13 & FORS2 \\ 2005 02 07 & 53408.08 & 516.9 & $R^a$ & 3 $\times$ 600 & 1.37 & 0.93 & FORS2 \\ 2005 02 07 & 53408.09 & 516.9 & $V$ & 3 $\times$ 400 & 1.49 & 0.98 & FORS2 \\ 2005 03 04 & 53433.02 & 541.8 & $U^a$ &3 $\times$ 1140 & 1.48 & 1.24 & FORS2 \\ 2005 08 04 & 53586.40 & 695.2 & $R$ & 2 $\times$ 900 & 1.04 & 0.70 & FORS1\\ 2005 08 07 & 53589.41 & 698.2 & $I$ & 2 $\times$ 900 & 1.02 & 0.75 & FORS1\\ 2005 08 08 & 53590.31 & 699.1 & $I$ & 4 $\times$ 900 & 1.39 & 0.82 & FORS1\\ 2005 08 08 & 53590.34 & 699.1 & $B$ & 5 $\times$ 540 & 1.19 & 0.82 & FORS1\\ 2005 08 09 & 53591.36 & 700.2 & $R$ & 3 $\times$ 900 & 1.12 & 0.62 & FORS1\\ 2005 08 10 & 53592.39 & 701.2 & $V$ & 3 $\times$ 480 & 1.03 & 0.71 & FORS1\\ \hline \end{tabular} \smallskip $^a~$The $U$ and $R$ filters on FORS2 are slightly different than the ones on FORS1. \end{table}