/hpixdb

Small routine to convert from RA,DEC to HEALPIX pixel indices to be ingested in the DB

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healpixDB

Small routine to convert from RA,DEC to HEALPIX pixel indices to be ingested in the DB

Usage

hpixDB [-h] -i INPUT -o OUTPUT -c COLUMNS [--nside NSIDE] [--hpix_col HPIX_COL]

For help use:

hpixDB --help

Description

Creates Healpix indices for RA,DEC pair taken from a file

Required named arguments:

The name of the input file:

-i INPUT, --input INPUT 

The name of the output file:

-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT

The name of the 3 columns used separated by comas, e.g.: NUMBER,RA,DEC, default=NUMBER,ALPHAWIN_J2000,DELTAWIN_J2000 :

-c COLUMNS, --columns COLUMNS

Optional named arguments:

Nside value for Healpix, has to be a power of 2:

--nside NSIDE

The name of the healpix indices column in the output file:

--hpix_col HPIX_COL