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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{170.59192pt}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

\usepackage[expproduct=\cdot]{siunitx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\sisetup{tabformat=1.3e2,tabnumalign=centre}

\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{SS[tabalignexp=false]}\toprule
\emph{Spalte} & \emph{Spalte} \\\midrule
1.2e3         & 1.2e3\\
1.234e56      & 1.234e56\\\bottomrule
\end{tabular}
\end{document}