The three tables contain the following quantities:

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TABLE 1

column       quantity         units

  1        sequ. number
  2        name
  3        orbital period     day
  4        Maximum            mag
  5	   Minimum mag.       mag
  6        Type of mag (B,V
           or Phot.)  
  7	   spectral type      
           and lum. class     
  8        B-V		      mag
  9        E(B-V)             mag

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TABLE 2


column       quantity              units

  1        sequ. number
  2        name
  3        orbital period            day
  4   	   phot. mass ratio   
  5	   spectr. mass ratio
  6	   % fill out factor
  7	   inclination               degrees
  8        primary fract. radius
  9        second. Fract. radius   
 10	   primary mean T_eff        K
 11	   second. mean T_eff        K
 12        radial vel. ampl. K1      Km/s
 13        max_I - max_II 
           (O' Connell effect)       mag
 14        the color of the 
           O' Connell effect if
           different from B.
 15	   quality classes 
           (phot,spectr)
 16 	   Reference codes
 	   (phot,spectr) 
 	   see ref. file          
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TABLE 3
 
 column      quantity                       units

   1        sequ. number
   2        name
   3,4      primary, secondary masses      in solar units
   5,6      primary, secondary radii            "
   7,8         "         "     luminnosity      "
   9        total angular momentum          g cm^2 s^-1 / 10^52
   
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Notes, references

Systems  denoted by sequential numbers from 1 to 62 are classified as W-subtype, 
the others as A - subtype (Binnendijk L, 1970, Vistas in Astr. 12, 217).
Within each sub-type systems are ordered according to increasing orbital period.
The values presented derive from the papers on individual systems listed in
the reference file, or from the General Catalogue of Variable Stars
4th ed. (Khopolov P.N. et .al 1985, Nauka Publ. Co., Moscow) and the 
Eight Catalogue of the orbital elements of spectroscopic binary systems 
(Batten A.H., Fletcher J.M, MacCarthy D.G., 1989 Publ. D.A.O. vol XVII).

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