Class CoordinateSystem

java.lang.Object
skyview.geometry.CoordinateSystem
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Component
Direct Known Subclasses:
Besselian, Ecliptic, Galactic, ICRS, Julian

public abstract class CoordinateSystem extends Object implements Component
The class defines coordinate systems in terms of the operations needed to transform the standard coordinate system (currently J2000) to the coordinate system associated with the object. Most coordinate systems will be defined as simple rotations, but some coordinate systems may involve more complext transformations. A factory method is available to generate Coordinate systems from a given string. Typically a string is comprised of an initial and an epoch (e.g., "B1950", "J1975.5"). Any string beginning with "G" is assumed to be Galactic coordinates.
See Also:
  • Field Details

    • J2000

      public static final CoordinateSystem J2000
      Standard J2000 coordinates -- the reference frame
    • B1950

      public static final CoordinateSystem B1950
      Standard B1950 coordinates
    • Gal

      public static final CoordinateSystem Gal
      Standard Galactic coordinates
    • ICRS

      public static final CoordinateSystem ICRS
      Standard ICRS coordinates
  • Constructor Details

    • CoordinateSystem

      public CoordinateSystem()
  • Method Details

    • getRotater

      public abstract Rotater getRotater()
      Get the rotation associated with the projection.
    • getSphereDistorter

      public SphereDistorter getSphereDistorter()
      Get the distortion associated with the projection. By default there is no distortion, but subclasses, notably BesselianProjection, can override this.
    • factory

      public static CoordinateSystem factory(String name)
      Get a coordinate system by name.
      Parameters:
      name - A designation of the desired coordinate system. Normally the name is an initial designating the general frame and orientation of the coordinate system followed by an epoch of equinox, e.g., J2000, B1950 E2000.45. The initial letters are:
      J
      Julian Equatorial Coordinates.
      B
      Besselian Equatorial Coordinates.
      E
      Julian Ecliptic Coordinates
      H
      Helioecliptic coordinates.
      G
      Galactic coordinates. Only the first letter is parsed.
      The name is not case-sensitive.
    • factory

      public static CoordinateSystem factory(String name, String equinox)