Usage of deg2radec
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Convert a position (or list of positions) in RA/Dec from degrees to a sexagesimal string. Note that long lists
will be slow, as I should really change the method I am using (calling rad2radec repeatedly).
See also
hours2radec,
degfile2radec,
direction2radec and
rad2radec.
Usage:
au.deg2radec(ra=0, dec=0, imfitdict=None, prec=5, verbose=True, hmsdms=False, delimiter=', ')
Inputs:
- ra: RA in degrees, or a tuple of RA and Dec in degrees, or an array of RAs in degrees
- dec: Dec in degrees, or an array of Decs in degrees
- prec: number of digits after the secondsdecimal
- hmsdms: if True, then output format is HHhMMmSS.SSSs, +DDdMMmSS.SSSs
Output:
- default format is HH:MM:SS.SSSSS, +DD:MM:SS.SSSS
Example:
CASA <15>: au.deg2radec(13.4, -45.3)
00:53:36.00000, -45:18:00.000000
Out[15]: '00:53:36.00000, -045:18:00.000000'
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ToddHunter - 2012-12-07