Class CoordinateEpoch

java.lang.Object
  CoordinateEpoch

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<CoordinateEpoch>

Direct Known Subclasses:

BesselianEpoch, JulianEpoch

public abstract class CoordinateEpoch
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Cloneable, java.lang.Comparable<CoordinateEpoch>

Field Summary

static double	precision
double	year

Constructor Summary

CoordinateEpoch()

CoordinateEpoch(double epoch)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone()
int	compareTo(CoordinateEpoch epoch)
void	edit(nom.tam.util.Cursor cursor)
void	edit(nom.tam.util.Cursor cursor, java.lang.String alt)
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o)
void	forJulianDate(double JD)
static CoordinateEpoch	forString(java.lang.String text)
abstract double	getBesselianYear()
double	getJulianDate()
abstract double	getJulianYear()
abstract double	getMJD()
void	parse(nom.tam.fits.Header header)
void	parse(nom.tam.fits.Header header, java.lang.String alt)
abstract void	setMJD(double MJD)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

year

public double year

precision

public static final double precision

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

CoordinateEpoch

public CoordinateEpoch()

CoordinateEpoch

public CoordinateEpoch(double epoch)

Method Detail

clone

public java.lang.Object clone()

Overrides:

clone in class java.lang.Object

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

compareTo

public int compareTo(CoordinateEpoch epoch)

Specified by:

compareTo in interface java.lang.Comparable<CoordinateEpoch>

getJulianYear

public abstract double getJulianYear()

getBesselianYear

public abstract double getBesselianYear()

setMJD

public abstract void setMJD(double MJD)

getMJD

public abstract double getMJD()

forJulianDate

public void forJulianDate(double JD)

getJulianDate

public double getJulianDate()

edit

public void edit(nom.tam.util.Cursor cursor)
          throws nom.tam.fits.HeaderCardException

Throws:

nom.tam.fits.HeaderCardException

edit

public void edit(nom.tam.util.Cursor cursor,
                 java.lang.String alt)
          throws nom.tam.fits.HeaderCardException

Throws:

nom.tam.fits.HeaderCardException

parse

public void parse(nom.tam.fits.Header header)

parse

public void parse(nom.tam.fits.Header header,
                  java.lang.String alt)

forString

public static CoordinateEpoch forString(java.lang.String text)