./toolbox
makefitsdate.pro

Last modification date:

Thu Jun 2 23:56:08 2005

makefitsdate

function makefitsdate(mjd, [precision=integer])

Make a FITS date string from a modified Julian Date.

Returns

a FITS date of the form YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.sss].

Uses

paddedstring

Version

$Id: makefitsdate.pro,v 1.3 2004/11/17 21:47:51 bgarwood Exp $

Parameters
mjd in, required double	Modified Julian Date, in days.

Keywords
precision in, optional integer	Number of digits after the decimal point in the seconds field of the output FITS date. If precision is 0 (the default) no decimal point is used.