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 \caption{\label{table_2MASSfluxes}Optical \textit{HST} $V$-band and near-infrared \textit{WIRC} surface brightnesses\tablefootmark{1} in the $J$, $H$, and $K_{\rm s}$ bands for the SQ~ridge.}
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      \multicolumn{2}{c}{Band} & $V$ & $J$ & $H$ & $K_{\rm s}$ & $J$:$H$:$K_{\rm s}$ \\
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  & Flux   & $7.2\pm 1.6$ & $ 8.45 \pm 0.64$ & $ 8.54 \pm 0.65$ & $8.07 \pm 0.61$ &   1.048:1.058:1 \\
    & Dered & $12.2 \pm 2.9$ & $9.93 \pm 0.77$ & $9.44 \pm 0.77 $ & $8.60 \pm 0.75$ & 1.154:1.096:1 \\
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\tablefoot{
\tablefoottext{1}{The fluxes are given in units of $10^{-7}$~W~m$^{-2}$~sr$^{-1}$. ``Dered'' indicates the extinction-corrected brightness, and the ``$J{:}H{:}K_{\rm s}$'' column shows flux ratios between the bands.}} 
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