Path: SpacecraftEstimation/StellarCatalog
% Load a catalog and reduce it based on visual magnitude.
Includes a demo of the Hipparcos catalog. The figure will be generated if
called with no outputs or if the doPlot flag is true.
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Form:
catalog = LoadCatalog( name, visualMagnitude, minDeclination, doPlot )
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Inputs
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name (1,:) Catalog name 'Hipparcos', 'FK5', 'FK5 Polar',
or 'FK5 Short'
visualMagnitude (1,:) Visual magnitude or 'all', default 6
minDeclination (1,1) Minimum declination (rad)
doPlot (1,1) Create the figure
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Outputs
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catalog (.) Catalog data structure
vM (:,1) Visual magnitude
rA (:,1) Right ascension
dec (:,1) Declination
parallax (:,1) Parallax (mas)
rV (:,1) Radial velocity
pMRA (:,1) Proper motion right ascension (mas/yr)
pMDec (:,1) Proper motion declination (mas/yr)
name1 (:,1) Name for the star
name2 (:,1) Name for the star
name3 (:,1) Name for the star
name4 [:] Index for the star
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SC: Ephem/LoadFK5 SpacecraftEstimation: StellarData/FK5Polar SpacecraftEstimation: StellarData/Hipparcos Common: Graphics/NewFig Common: Graphics/TitleS
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