def __init__ (self, ra=None, dec=None):
super (SiderealObject, self).__init__ ()
ret = _precastro.make_cat_entry ('', '', 0, 0., 0., 0., 0.,
0., 0., self._handle.star)
if ret:
raise NovasError ('make_cat_entry', ret)
ret = _precastro.make_object (2, 0, ' ', self._handle.star, self._handle)
if ret:
raise NovasError ('make_object', ret)
if ra is not None:
if isinstance (ra, basestring):
self.ra = parsehours (ra)
else:
self.ra = ra
if dec is not None:
if isinstance (dec, basestring):
self.dec = parsedeglat (dec)
else:
self.dec = dec
self.promoepoch = 2451545.0 # J2000 epoch; unpatched NOVAS's assumption
def __init__ (self, name):
super (EphemObject, self).__init__ ()
if name not in _ephemnums:
raise ValueError ('unrecognized ephemeris object name "%s"' % name)
num = _ephemnums[name]
# star info will be zero'ed out in this mode.
ret = _precastro.make_object (0, num, ' ', None, self._handle)
if ret:
raise NovasError ('make_object', ret)