\begin{table}%tb1
\caption{\label{table:nir}PANIC \ngc\ near-IR colors of background stars.}
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\begin{tabular}{ccccccc}
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Source \tablefootmark{a} &
RA (J2000)& 
Dec  (J2000)&
$K_{\rm S}$ &
$\sigma(K_{\rm S})$& 
$(H - K_{\rm S})$ &
$\sigma(H - K_{\rm S})$ \\ 
  & (h m s) &  ($\degr$ $\arcmin$ $\arcsec$) & mag & mag & mag & mag \\
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1 & 05 36 27.54 & $-$06 43 22.29 & 16.08 & 0.01 & 0.83 & 0.01\\ 
2 & 05 36 26.19 & $-$06 42 46.23 & 15.68 & 0.01 & 0.95 & 0.02\\ 
3 & 05 36 24.78 & $-$06 43 06.72 & 18.36 & 0.10 & 0.67 & 0.14\\ 
4 & 05 36 24.09 & $-$06 42 51.12 & 16.62 & 0.01 & 0.84 & 0.02\\ 
5 & 05 36 23.48 & $-$06 42 51.86 & 16.71 & 0.02 & 0.95 & 0.02\\ 
\hline                                   %inserts single line
\end{tabular}
\tablefoot{\tablefoottext{a}{See Fig.~\ref{fig:img} for source designation.}}
\end{table}