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galtoeq.pro

Last modification date:

Thu Jun 2 23:56:08 2005

galtoeq

function galtoeq(glon, glat, equinox)

Translate galactic coordinates to equatorial coordiantes. Currently this only works for B1950 and J2000 coordinates.

Returns

double precision [ra,dec] in degrees.

Uses

glactc

Version

$Id: galtoeq.pro,v 1.5 2005/05/29 17:37:34 bgarwood Exp $

Parameters
glon in, required double	Galactic longitude, in degrees.
glat in, required double	Galactic latitude, in degrees.
equinox in, required double	The coordinate system EQUINOX in years (must be either 1950.0 or 2000.0). Returns -1 if any other value is used.