pro	SEX2DEC, ra, dec, ra1, ra2, ra3, dec1, dec2, dec3

;+
; NAME:
;	SEX2DEC
;
; PURPOSE:
;	Convert Celestial Coordinates from Sexagesimal to Decimal Format
;
; RESTRICTIONS:
;	!!! BEWARE !!! : no-frills routine. no checks on inputs!
;
; MODIFICATION HISTORY:
;	16 Jan 2005	Written by Mattia Vaccari
;-

; Compute RA

ra=double(15.*(ra1+ra2/60.+ra3/3600.d))

; Compute Dec

dec=double(dec1+long(abs(dec1)/dec1)*(dec2/60.+dec3/3600.d))

end