uk.ac.starlink.rv

Class RadialVelocity

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.starlink.rv.RadialVelocity

public class RadialVelocity
extends Object

Calculates Radial Velocities.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RadialVelocity() The Main constuctor to set up default data
RadialVelocity(String observ) The constuctor to set up default data for an Observatory

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String[]	calculate(String hms, String dms) Starts the calculation
Vector	calculateRV(String hms, String dms) Calculate the Radial Velocities
void	setDate(String date) Sets a Date
void	setDays(String day) Sets a Date
void	setEquinox(String Equinox) Sets an equinox
void	setObservatory(int id) Sets up an Observatory
void	setObservatory(String observatory) Sets up an Observatory
void	start(String observ) Start Point

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RadialVelocity

public RadialVelocity()

The Main constuctor to set up default data

RadialVelocity

public RadialVelocity(String observ)

The constuctor to set up default data for an Observatory

Parameters:

observ - the Observatory identifier

Method Detail

start

public void start(String observ)

Start Point

setObservatory

public void setObservatory(String observatory)

Sets up an Observatory

Parameters:

observatory - The Observatory identifier

setObservatory

public void setObservatory(int id)

Sets up an Observatory

Parameters:

id - The Observatory number

setDate

public void setDate(String date)
             throws palError

Sets a Date

Parameters:

date - The date expressed as a string( yyyy mm dd days

Throws:

palError

setDays

public void setDays(String day)
             throws palError

Sets a Date

Parameters:

day - The date expressed as a string giving integer number of days

Throws:

palError

setEquinox

public void setEquinox(String Equinox)
                throws palError

Sets an equinox

Parameters:

Equinox - The equinox expressed as a String XYYYY, where X is either J or B and YYYY is a year

Throws:

palError

calculate

public String[] calculate(String hms,
                          String dms)
                   throws palError

Starts the calculation

Parameters:

hms - The coordinates expessed as h m s

dms - The coordinates expessed as d m s

Returns:

The Radial velocities as an Array of Strings

Throws:

palError

calculateRV

public Vector calculateRV(String hms,
                          String dms)
                   throws palError

Calculate the Radial Velocities

Parameters:

hms - The coordinates expessed as h m s

dms - The coordinates expessed as d m s

Returns:

The Radial velocities as a Vector of Strings

Throws:

palError