pro DEC2SEX, ra, dec, ra1, ra2, ra3, dec1, dec2, dec3 ;+ ; NAME: ; DEC2SEX ; ; PURPOSE: ; Convert Celestial Coordinates from Decimal to Sexagesimal Format ; ; RESTRICTIONS: ; !!! BEWARE !!! : no-frills routine. no checks on inputs! ; ; MODIFICATION HISTORY: ; 16 Jan 2005 Written by Mattia Vaccari ;- ; Compute RA ra1 = fix(ra/15.d) ra2 = fix((ra-ra1*15.d)*4.d) ra3 = (ra-ra1*15.-ra2/4.d)*240.d ; Compute Dec dec1 = fix(dec) dec2 = fix(abs(dec-dec1)*60.d) dec3 = ((abs(dec-dec1)*60.d)-dec2)*60.d end