CartesianPoints

class astropy.coordinates.distances.CartesianPoints(x, y, z, unit=None)

Bases: object

A cartesian representation of a point in three-dimensional space.

Attributes

x	number or array	The first cartesian coordinate.
y	number or array	The second cartesian coordinate.
z	number or array	The third cartesian coordinate.
unit	UnitBase object or None	The physical unit of the coordinate values.

Methods Summary

to_spherical()

Converts to the spherical representation of this point.

Methods Documentation

to_spherical()

Converts to the spherical representation of this point.

Returns :

r : float or array

The radial coordinate (in the same units as the inputs).

lat : float or array

The latitude in radians

lon : float or array

The longitude in radians