NAME

Astro::Catalog::Item::Morphology - Information about a star's morphology.

SYNOPSIS

  $morphology = new Astro::Catalog::Item::Morphology( );

Stores information about an astronomical object's morphology.

Create a new instance of an Astro::Catalog::Item::Morphology object.

$morphology = new Astro::Catalog::Item::Morphology( );

This method returns a reference to an Astro::Catalog::Item::Morphology object.

ellipticity: The ellipticity of the object.
position_angle_pixel: Position angle using the pixel frame as a reference. Measured counter- clockwise from the positive x axis.
position_angle_world: Position angle using the world coordinate system as a reference. Measured east of north.
major_axis_pixel: Length of the semi-major axis in units of pixels.
minor_axis_pixel: Length of the semi-minor axis in units of pixels.
major_axis_world: Length of the semi-major axis in units of degrees.
minor_axis_world: Length of the semi-minor axis in units of degrees.
area: Area of the object, usually by using isophotal techniques, in square pixels.

 $Id: Morphology.pm,v 1.3 2005/10/25 01:22:29 cavanagh Exp $

Brad Cavanagh <b.cavanagh@jach.hawaii.edu>