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- Description:
This attribute specifies the FK5 J2000.0 declination of a reference
point on the sky. See the description of attribute RefRA for details.
The default RefDec is "0:0:0".
- Type:
- String.
- Class Applicability:
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SpecFrame
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All SpecFrames have this attribute.
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AST A Library for Handling World Coordinate Systems in Astronomy
Starlink User Note 211
R.F. Warren-Smith & D.S. Berry
30th April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk
Copyright (C) 2003 Central Laboratory of the Research Councils