NAME:
rdainfo
PURPOSE:
Read final astrometry information file.
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
File I/O
CALLING SEQUENCE:
rdainfo,file,object,firstfile,nobs,rmag,rmagerr,rate,angle,arc,
dt,vsig,sel,dist,nobj
INPUTS:
file - Information file to be read.
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
OUTPUTS:
object - Name of object measured (string)
firstfile - Name of file (may include chip id) of first measure (string)
nobs - Number of observations of this object in this dataset (int)
rmag - Average R magnitude of object (float)
99.9 means no good magnitude could be measured
rmagerr - Error on R magnitude of object (float)
rate - Rate of motion, arcsec/hour (float)
angle - Direction of motion, E from N, degrees (float)
arc - Arclength of this measurement, arcsec (float)
dt - Time span of this measurement, hours (float)
vsig - velocity dispersion of measurements, sigma of "/hr (float)
valid only when nobs>2
sel - Solar elongation, degrees (int)
dist - Approximate distance to object, AU (float)
this assumes object is precisely at opposition.
nobj - Total number of obects (0 if file is empty or missing).
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
2003/04/30, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory