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dataType LonLatPoint

extends Point

A spatial coordinate in a Spherical coordinate space defining a Celestial position in Latitude and Longitude. Any associated CoordSpace MUST conform to this description. If no CoordSpace is provided, a Standard Spherical CoordSpace is assumed. Values for unused/undefined dimensions need not be provided.

classDiagram

        class LonLatPoint{
        ivoa:Quantity lon
ivoa:Quantity lat
ivoa:Quantity dist

        }
        LonLatPoint --|> Point
Point --|> Coordinate

link Point "../Point"
link Coordinate "../Coordinate"

Members

name type mult description
lon ivoa:Quantity optional The longitude of the Point, as a Quantity with angular units.
lat ivoa:Quantity optional The latitude of the Point, as a Quantity with angular units.
dist ivoa:Quantity optional The distance to the Point from the origin.