SphericalRepresentation¶
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class
astropy.coordinates.
SphericalRepresentation
(lon, lat, distance, copy=True)[source] [edit on github]¶ Bases:
astropy.coordinates.BaseRepresentation
Representation of points in 3D spherical coordinates.
Parameters: lon, lat :
Quantity
distance :
Quantity
copy : bool, optional
If True arrays will be copied rather than referenced.
Attributes Summary
distance
The distance from the origin to the point(s). lat
The latitude of the point(s). lon
The longitude of the point(s). recommended_units
Methods Summary
Attributes Documentation
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attr_classes
= OrderedDict([(u'lon', <class 'astropy.coordinates.angles.Longitude'>), (u'lat', <class 'astropy.coordinates.angles.Latitude'>), (u'distance', <class 'astropy.units.quantity.Quantity'>)])¶
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distance
¶ The distance from the origin to the point(s).
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lat
¶ The latitude of the point(s).
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lon
¶ The longitude of the point(s).
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recommended_units
= {u'lat': Unit("deg"), u'lon': Unit("deg")}¶
Methods Documentation
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classmethod
from_cartesian
(cart)[source] [edit on github]¶ Converts 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates to spherical polar coordinates.
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represent_as
(other_class)[source] [edit on github]¶
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to_cartesian
()[source] [edit on github]¶ Converts spherical polar coordinates to 3D rectangular cartesian coordinates.
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