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SLA_DCC2S - Cartesian to Spherical

ACTION:
Cartesian coordinates to spherical coordinates (double precision).
CALL:
CALL sla_DCC2S (V, A, B)
GIVEN:

V D(3) $[ x,y,z ]$ vector
RETURNED:

A,B D spherical coordinates in radians
NOTES:
  1. The spherical coordinates are longitude (+ve anticlockwise looking from the +ve latitude pole) and latitude. The Cartesian coordinates are right handed, with the x-axis at zero longitude and latitude, and the z-axis at the +ve latitude pole.
  2. If V is null, zero A and B are returned.
  3. At either pole, zero A is returned.


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SLALIB --- Positional Astronomy Library
Starlink User Note 67
P. T. Wallace
19 December 2005
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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