astrolibR (version 0.1)

radec: Convert Right Ascension and declination from decimal to sexigesimal units

Description

Convert Right Ascension and declination from decimal to sexigesimal units

Usage

radec(ra, dec, hours=F)

Arguments

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)

Value

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

Details

The conversion is to sexigesimal hours for RA, and sexigesimal degrees for declination.

Examples

radec(10.592, -82.663)