\begin{table}%t2
\caption{\label{tab:sgs}Summary of the stellar properties of the 9~RSGs for which spectral classification was possible.}
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\begin{tabular}{lccccccccccc}
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        ID & Spec & $T_{{\rm eff}}(K)$\tablefootmark{a} & $(J-K)_{0}$& $(J-K)$& $E(J-K)$&$A_{K}$\tablefootmark{c} & $M_{K}$\tablefootmark{c,d} \\
             & type & &        &      &     \\
        \hline
 S1 & K5~I &$3840\pm135$ &0.75 & 3.25 & 2.50 &1.68 & $-$9.1 \\
 S2 & K4~I & $3920\pm112$&0.72 & 3.54 & 2.82 &1.89& $-$8.7   \\
 S3 & M3~I & $3605\pm147$&0.90 & 3.56 & 2.66 &1.78& $-$9.9   \\
 S4 & M6~I & $3400\pm150$&1.05$^{b}$ & 4.59 & 3.54 &2.37& $-$10.3 \\
 S5 & K5~I & $3840\pm135$&0.75 & 3.77 & 3.02 &2.02&$-$9.9\\
 S6 & M2~I & $3660\pm127$&0.87 & 3.83 & 2.96 &1.98&$-$9.7\\
 S7 & K5~I & $3840\pm135$&0.75 & 3.40 & 2.65 &1.78&$-$8.8\\
 S8 & M2~I & $3660\pm127$&0.87 & 3.79 & 2.92 &1.94&$-$9.4\\
 S9 & M1~I & $3745\pm117$&0.85 & 3.34 & 2.49 &1.67&$-$9.3\\
\hline			   
\end{tabular}
\tablefoot {
\tablefoottext{a}{Assumed from the calibration of \citet{levesque},\protect following \citet{davies08};}
\tablefoottext{b}{extrapolated from the calibration;}
\tablefoottext{c}{typical errors in $A_{K}$ and $M_{K}$ are 0.2~mag (see~text for discussion);}
\tablefoottext{d}{assuming a distance of 6.6~kpc, identical to~RSGC1.}}
\end{table}