\begin{table}%t1
\caption{\label{table_charac}Important characteristics of the sample stars.}
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{
\begin{tabular}{lllrrcccc}
\hline\hline
Name             & Sp. type & Var. type & $P$ [days] & $K$ [mag] & $J-K$ [mag] & Ref. & $M_{\rm{bol}}$ & [12]--[25] \\
\hline
\object{U Cet}   & M4       & M         & 234.76   & 2\fm73    & 1\fm11    & 1 & $-4\fm60$ & $-$1.14 \\
\object{W Cet}   & S7       & M         & 351.31   & 2\fm14    & 1\fm23    & 1 & $-5\fm07$ & $-$1.32 \\
\object{V441~Cyg}& M4S      & SRA       & 288.00   & 1\fm69    & 1\fm39    & 3 & $-5\fm66$ & $-$1.28 \\
\object{W Eri}   & M7       & M         & 376.63   & 1\fm78    & 1\fm42    & 1 & $-5\fm08$ & $-$0.90 \\
\object{S Gru}   & M7       & M         & 401.51   & 0\fm54    & 1\fm22    & 1 & $-5\fm35$ & $-$0.87 \\
\object{R Hor}   & M7       & M         & 407.60   & $-$0\fm88 & 1\fm24    & 1 & $-5\fm35$ & $-$0.92 \\
\object{T Hor}   & M5       & M         & 217.60   & 3\fm34    & 1\fm13    & 1 & $-4\fm44$ & $-$1.15 \\
\object{TW Hor}  & C5(N)    & SRB       & 158.00   & 0\fm19    & 1\fm46    & 3 & $-4\fm89$ & $-$1.03 \\
\object{R Hya}   & M7       & M         & 388.87   & $-$2\fm52 & 1\fm24    & 1 & $-5\fm28$ & $-$1.08 \\
\object{RU Hya}  & M6       & M         & 331.50   & 1\fm60    & 1\fm18    & 1 & $-5\fm07$ & $-$0.74 \\
\object{Y Lib}   & M5       & M         & 275.70   & 3\fm16    & 1\fm21    & 1 & $-4\fm72$ & $-$0.73 \\
\object{U Mic}   & M6       & M         & 334.29   & 1\fm80    & 1\fm22    & 1 & $-5\fm00$ & $-$0.69 \\
\object{Y Scl}   & M5       & SRB       &  79.36   & 0\fm35    & 1\fm27    & 2 & $-4\fm24$ & $-$0.94 \\
\object{T Tuc}   & M4       & M         & 250.30   & 2\fm96    & 1\fm18    & 2 & $-4\fm58$ & $-$1.08 \\
\object{ER Vir}  & M4       & SRB       &  55.00   & 1\fm44    & 1\fm10    & 4 & $-4\fm03$ & $-$1.41 \\
\object{EV Vir}  & M4       & SRB       & 120.00   & 1\fm55    & 1\fm15    & 4 & $-5\fm08$ & $-$1.34 \\
\object{RS Vir}  & M7       & M         & 353.35   & 1\fm15    & 1\fm31    & 1 & $-5\fm09$ & $-$0.56 \\
\object{S Vir}   & M7       & M         & 378.01   & 0\fm30    & 1\fm27    & 1 & $-5\fm21$ & $-$0.98 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}}
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References for near
infrared data: 1:~\citet{Catchpole}; 2:~\citet{Fouquet}; 3:~\citet{KH94};
4:~\citet{K95}. 
\end{table}