PyOngc 0.2.0

Description

PyOngc provides a python module to access astronomical data about NGC and IC objects.

The data is based on OpenNGC database https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC.

It is composed by a main module and a command line utility named ongcbrowse which can be used to print object details in a terminal.

PyOngc data can provide data to PyEphem in a simple way to get ephemerides of NGC/IC objects. See the documentation about ongc.xephemFormat method.

Usage

>>> from pyongc import ongc
>>> DSOobject = ongc.Dso("NGC7000")
>>> DSOobject.getCoords()
((20, 59, 17.14), ('+', 44, 31, 43.6))

Object data is easily available from command line also:

$ ongcbrowse -n NGC7000 --details
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Id: 13055     Name: NGC7000           Type: HII Ionized region              |
| R.A.: 20:59:17.14      Dec.: +44:31:43.6      Constellation: Cyg            |
| Common names:                                                               |
|    North America Nebula                                                     |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Major axis: 120.0'     Minor axis: 30.0'      Position angle: N/A           |
| B-mag: 4.0     V-mag: N/A     J-mag: N/A     H-mag: N/A     K-mag: N/A      |
|                                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Other identifiers:                                                          |
|    C20, LBN 373                                                             |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| OpenNGC notes:                                                              |
|    B-Mag taken from LEDA                                                    |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

License

PyOngc is licensed under MIT.