Update cataclysmic variable catalog: 1,168 CVs

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@@ -70,59 +70,59 @@ analysis, and understanding the evolution of compact binary systems.
 
 ## Schema
 
-| Column | Type |
-|--------|------|
-| `__row` | str |
-| `name` | str |
-| `alt_name` | str |
-| `ra` | float64 |
-| `dec` | float64 |
-| `lii` | float64 |
-| `bii` | float64 |
-| `acc_pos` | str |
-| `type1` | str |
-| `type1_flag` | str |
-| `type2` | str |
-| `type2_flag` | str |
-| `type3` | str |
-| `type3_flag` | str |
-| `type4` | str |
-| `type4_flag` | str |
-| `mag1` | float64 |
-| `mag2` | float64 |
-| `mag3` | float64 |
-| `mag4` | float64 |
-| `interval` | str |
-| `interval2` | str |
-| `orbital_period` | float64 |
-| `period2` | float64 |
-| `period3` | float64 |
-| `period4` | float64 |
-| `eclipse` | str |
-| `sb` | str |
-| `spect_type_2` | str |
-| `spect_type_1` | str |
-| `lim_mass_ratio` | str |
-| `mass_ratio` | str |
-| `mass_ratio_flag` | str |
-| `mass_ratio_error` | str |
-| `lim_inclination` | str |
-| `inclination` | str |
-| `inclination_flag` | str |
-| `inclination_error` | str |
-| `lim_m1` | str |
-| `m1` | str |
-| `m1_flag` | str |
-| `m1_error` | str |
-| `lim_m2` | str |
-| `m2` | str |
-| `m2_flag` | str |
-| `m2_error` | str |
-| `class` | str |
-| `__x_ra_dec` | str |
-| `__y_ra_dec` | str |
-| `__z_ra_dec` | str |
-| `cv_subtype` | str |
+| Column | Type | Description |
+|--------|------|-------------|
+| `__row` | str |  |
+| `name` | str | Primary designation of the cataclysmic variable |
+| `alt_name` | str |  |
+| `ra` | float64 | Right ascension (J2000) in degrees |
+| `dec` | float64 | Declination (J2000) in degrees |
+| `lii` | float64 | Galactic longitude in degrees |
+| `bii` | float64 | Galactic latitude in degrees |
+| `acc_pos` | str |  |
+| `type1` | str |  |
+| `type1_flag` | str |  |
+| `type2` | str | Secondary type classification |
+| `type2_flag` | str |  |
+| `type3` | str |  |
+| `type3_flag` | str |  |
+| `type4` | str |  |
+| `type4_flag` | str |  |
+| `mag1` | float64 | Primary magnitude (typically in V band) |
+| `mag2` | float64 | Secondary magnitude (typically at minimum brightness) |
+| `mag3` | float64 |  |
+| `mag4` | float64 |  |
+| `interval` | str |  |
+| `interval2` | str |  |
+| `orbital_period` | float64 |  |
+| `period2` | float64 |  |
+| `period3` | float64 |  |
+| `period4` | float64 |  |
+| `eclipse` | str |  |
+| `sb` | str |  |
+| `spect_type_2` | str |  |
+| `spect_type_1` | str |  |
+| `lim_mass_ratio` | str |  |
+| `mass_ratio` | str |  |
+| `mass_ratio_flag` | str |  |
+| `mass_ratio_error` | str |  |
+| `lim_inclination` | str |  |
+| `inclination` | str |  |
+| `inclination_flag` | str |  |
+| `inclination_error` | str |  |
+| `lim_m1` | str |  |
+| `m1` | str |  |
+| `m1_flag` | str |  |
+| `m1_error` | str |  |
+| `lim_m2` | str |  |
+| `m2` | str |  |
+| `m2_flag` | str |  |
+| `m2_error` | str |  |
+| `class` | str | Object classification code from Ritter & Kolb |
+| `__x_ra_dec` | str |  |
+| `__y_ra_dec` | str |  |
+| `__z_ra_dec` | str |  |
+| `cv_subtype` | str | Derived CV subtype: dwarf_nova, polar, intermediate_polar, nova_like, classical_nova, or other |
 
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