GETSTARS

Name

getstars

Purpose (one Line)

Retrieve coordinates from the master star catalog

Description

Calling Sequence

getstars,name,ra,dec,found,EPOCH=epoch,EQUINOX=equinox

Inputs

name - Name of the star.

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

FILE - Name of star catalog file. Default is:
'/net/frakir/raid/buie/starcat/starcat.dat'
EPOCH - Decimal year of epoch to correct for proper motion to.
Default = catalog epoch. (Scalar or vector).
B1950 - Coordinates should be referred to equinox of B1950.
J2000 - Coordinates should be referred to equinox of J2000 (default).
OFDATE - Coordinates should be referred to equinox of date.
If selected, EPOCH must be provided.
NOBLANKS - Flag, if set, search for the name ignores all blanks.
NOCASE - Flag, if set, search for the name ignores case.

Outputs

ra - Right Ascension in radians. J2000
dec - Declination in radians. J2000
found - Flags, 1=star found, 0=star not found

Keyword Output Parameters

STDNAME - Actual standard name from file, resolves the aliases.

Common Blocks

MWB_STARCAT

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

96/11/21, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
2002/09/03, MWB, changed Str_sep call to strsplit
2004/02/09, MWB, changed path to starcat.dat file.