\begin{table}%t2 \caption{\label{TAB:photometry}Optical to far infrared photometry of the HE0450$-$2958 system (QSO and companion galaxy).} %\centerline { \begin{tabular}{cc ccccccc} \hline\hline Source & ACS$^{{a}}$ & WFPC2$^{{a}}$ & NICMOS$^{{a}}$ & VISIR$^{{b}}$ (mJy) & & IRAS$^{{b}}$ (mJy) & & \\ & {\it F606W} & {\it F702W} & {\it F160W} &11.3~$\mu$m &12~$\mu$m & 25~$\mu$m & 60~$\mu$m & 100~$\mu$m \\ \hline QSO & 15.46 & 15.23 & 13.6 & 62.5~$\pm$~0.9 & 69.3~$\pm$~19.4& 188.8~$\pm$~6.9& 650~$\pm$~52& 765~$\pm$~122 \\ Companion & 18.69 & 17.88 & 15.77 & 4.5~$\pm$~0.9 & -- & -- & -- & -- \\ \hline \end{tabular}} \par \smallskip $^{{a}}$ Photometric measurements in the optical (HST--ACS 606 nm, HST--WFPC2 702 nm) and near infrared (HST--NICMOS 1.6~$\mu$m, from Jahnke et~al. \cite{Jahnke09}) are given in Vega magnitudes. AB magnitudes can be computed using AB -- Vega values of 0.07 (ACS-{\it F606W}), 0.23 (WFPC2-{\it F702W}), 1.31 (NICMOS-{\it F160W}). $^{{b}}$ Mid to far infrared flux densities in the VISIR and IRAS passbands are given in mJy. \end{table}