NAME

Astro::SIMBAD::Result::Object - A individual astronomical object

SYNOPSIS

$object = new Astro::SIMBAD::Result::Object( Name   => $object_name,
                                             Type   => $object_type,
                                             Long   => $long_type,
                                             Frame => \@coord_frame,
                                             RA     => $ra,
                                             Dec    => $declination,
                                             Spec   => $spectral_type,
                                             URL    => $url );

DESCRIPTION

Stores meta-data about an individual astronomical object in the Astro::SIMBAD::Result object returned by an Astro::SIMBAD::Query object.

REVISION

$Id: Object.pm,v 1.2 2001/11/28 01:06:10 aa Exp $

METHODS

Constructor

new

Create a new instance from a hash of options

$paper = new Astro::SIMBAD::Result::Object(  );

returns a reference to an SIMBAD astronomical object.

Accessor Methods

name

Return (or set) the name of the object

$name = $object->name();
$object->name( $name );

type

Return (or set) the (short) type of the object

$type = $object->type();
$object->type( $type );

long

Return (or set) the (long) type of the object

$long_type = $object->long();
$object->long( $long_type );

frame

Return (or set) the system the R.A. and DEC stored in the object are defined in, e.g. Co-ordinate Frame FK5, Epoch 1950 and Equinox 2000

@system = $object->system();
$object->system( \@system );

where @system would be [ "FK5", 1950.0, 2000.0 ]. If called in a scalar context will return a string of the form "FK5 1950/2000" to

ra

Return (or set) the R.A. of the object

$ra = $object->ra();
$object->ra( $ra );

dec

Return (or set) the Declination of the object

$dec = $object->dec();
$object->dec( $dec );

spec

Return (or set) the Spectral Type of the object

$spec_type = $object->spec();
$object->spec( $spec_type );

url

Return (or set) the followup URL for the object where more information can be found via SIMBAD, including pointers to reduced data.

$url = $object->url();
$object->url( $url );

General Methods

configure

Configures the object from multiple pieces of information.

$object->configure( %options );

Takes a hash as argument with the following keywords:

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2001 University of Exeter. All Rights Reserved.

This program was written as part of the eSTAR project and is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Public License.

AUTHORS

Alasdair Allan <aa@astro.ex.ac.uk>,