SuperNOVAS v1.2
The NOVAS C library, made better
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cat_entry Struct Reference

#include <novas.h>

Data Fields

char catalog [SIZE_OF_CAT_NAME]
 catalog designator (e.g., HIP)
 
double dec
 [deg] ICRS declination
 
double parallax
 [mas] parallax
 
double promodec
 [mas/yr] ICRS proper motion in declination
 
double promora
 [mas/yr] ICRS proper motion in right ascension
 
double ra
 [h] ICRS right ascension
 
double radialvelocity
 [km/s] catalog radial velocity
 
char starname [SIZE_OF_OBJ_NAME]
 name of celestial object
 
long starnumber
 integer identifier assigned to object
 

Detailed Description

Basic astrometric data for any sidereal object located outside the solar system.

Note, that despite the slightly expanded catalog name, this has the same memory footprint as the original NOVAS C version, allowing for cross-compatible binary exchange (I/O) of these structures.


The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file: