WCS (World Coordinate System)

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical coordinate system
gptkbp:component FITS header
gptkbp:definedIn FITS standard
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
gptkbp:usedIn astronomical imaging
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Astropy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7