Present
classification: Suggested:
E, EA, EB,
EW, EP E, EA, EC – contact (merging EB
and EW), EP
PN, WD, WR Remove from the classification, indicate
through the spectral type or Remarks
RS If such a star has eclipses, give notation
like EA+RS, RS+EA
AR, D, DM, DS, DW, K, Remove from the classification;
KE, KW, SD as a rule, these types in the
GCVS are based on indirect evidence