org.minetti.astrodevice.common.coordinate
Interface Coordinate

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<Coordinate>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DecimalCoordinate, RadianCoordinate, SexagesimalCoordinate

public interface Coordinate
extends Comparable<Coordinate>

Immutable object representing a coordinate. This coordinate can be:

• a geographic coordinate (latitude φ or longitude λ),
• an equatorial coordinate (right ascension α or declination δ),
• an horizontal coordinate (azimuth A or altitude a).

Author:

Jean-Philippe MINETTI

Method Summary

int	getAngle() Returns the angle part of coordinate.
int	getMinutes() Returns the minutes part of coordinate.
double	getRadian() Returns the full value of the coordinate in radian.
double	getSeconds() Returns the seconds part of coordinate.
double	getValue() Returns the full value of the coordinate.
boolean	isHourAngle() Returns TRUE if the coordinate is an hour angle and therefore expressed in hours (not in degrees).

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable

compareTo

Method Detail

isHourAngle

boolean isHourAngle()

Returns TRUE if the coordinate is an hour angle and therefore expressed in hours (not in degrees).

Returns:

TRUE if the coordinate is expressed in hours (not in degrees).

getRadian

double getRadian()

Returns the full value of the coordinate in radian.

Returns:

Full value of the coordinate in radian (rad).

getValue

double getValue()

Returns the full value of the coordinate.

Returns:

Full value of the coordinate in hours (h) or degrees (°).

getAngle

int getAngle()

Returns the angle part of coordinate.

Returns:

Angle part of coordinate in hours (h) or degrees (°).

getMinutes

int getMinutes()

Returns the minutes part of coordinate.

Returns:

Minutes part of coordinate (′).

getSeconds

double getSeconds()

Returns the seconds part of coordinate.

Returns:

Seconds part of coordinate (″).