RADTODMS

Name

radtodms

Purpose (one Line)

Convert an angle from radians to degrees, minutes, and seconds.

Description

Calling Sequence

radtodms, radians, sign, deg, min, sec

Inputs

radians = Angle expressed in radians. May be a vector, in which case
the outputs will be vectors.

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Parameters

Outputs

sign : Sign associated with the outputs (-1 or +1).
deg : Degrees.
min : Minutes.
sec : Seconds.

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

The input declination is broken into four parts. The sign is carried
as a separate value, to make angles near zero behave correctly. There
are no invalid angles.

Modification History

Copyright (C) 1987, by Marc W. Buie
Version dated 87/2/1
Ported by Doug Loucks, Lowell Observatory, August 11, 1993, from the
C-Language version written by Marc Buie.