WCS (World Coordinate System)
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
astronomical coordinate system
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| gptkbp:component |
FITS header
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| gptkbp:definedIn |
FITS standard
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| gptkbp:enables |
astrometric calibration
overlay of catalog data on images |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
WCS (World Coordinate System)
|
| gptkbp:includes |
rotation
reference value coordinate increment projection information reference pixel |
| gptkbp:purpose |
map pixel coordinates to sky coordinates
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
celestial coordinate system
FITS WCS papers |
| gptkbp:standardizedBy |
gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
astronomical imaging
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Astropy
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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