.help dr2af Jun99 "Slalib Package" .nf SUBROUTINE slDRAF (NDP, ANGLE, SIGN, IDMSF) - - - - - - D R A F - - - - - - Convert an angle in radians to degrees, arcminutes, arcseconds (double precision) Given: NDP i number of decimal places of arcseconds ANGLE d angle in radians Returned: SIGN c '+' or '-' IDMSF i(4) degrees, arcminutes, arcseconds, fraction Notes: 1) NDP less than zero is interpreted as zero. 2) The largest useful value for NDP is determined by the size of ANGLE, the format of DOUBLE PRECISION floating-point numbers on the target machine, and the risk of overflowing IDMSF(4). For example, on the VAX, for ANGLE up to 2pi, the available floating-point precision corresponds roughly to NDP=12. However, the practical limit is NDP=9, set by the capacity of the 32-bit integer IDMSF(4). 3) The absolute value of ANGLE may exceed 2pi. In cases where it does not, it is up to the caller to test for and handle the case where ANGLE is very nearly 2pi and rounds up to 360 deg, by testing for IDMSF(1)=360 and setting IDMSF(1-4) to zero. Called: slDDTF P.T.Wallace Starlink 19 March 1999 Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. .fi .endhelp