hogg_iau_name

pydl.pydlutils.misc.hogg_iau_name(ra, dec, prefix='SDSS', precision=1)[source]

Properly format astronomical source names to the IAU convention.

Parameters:

ra : float or numpy.ndarray

Right ascencion in decimal degrees

dec : float or numpy.ndarray

Declination in decimal degrees.

prefix : str, optional

Add this prefix to the string, defaults to ‘SDSS’.

precision : int, optional

Display this many digits of precision on seconds, default 1.
Returns:

str or list

The IAU name for the coordinates.

Examples

>>> from pydl.pydlutils.misc import hogg_iau_name
>>> hogg_iau_name(354.120375,-0.544777778)
'SDSS J233628.89-003241.2'