radec {astrolibR} | R Documentation |
Convert Right Ascension and declination from decimal to sexigesimal units
radec(ra, dec, hours=F)
ra |
Right Ascension, in degrees, scalar or vector |
dec |
declination, in degrees, scalar or vector |
hours |
if =TRUE, then the input right ascension should be specified in decimal hours instead of degrees (default = FALSE) |
The conversion is to sexigesimal hours for RA, and sexigesimal degrees for declination.
A list with components:
ihr |
Right Ascension hours, integer scalar or vector |
imin |
Right Ascension minutes, integer scalar or vector |
xsec |
Right Ascension seconds, real scalar or vector |
ideg |
declination degrees, integer scalar or vector |
imn |
declination degrees, integer scalar or vector |
xsc |
declination degrees, real scalar or vector |
Written by B. Pfarr, STX, 1987
R adaptation by Arnab Chakraborty June 2013
radec(10.592, -82.663)