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.

new

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.
fwhm_pixel: FWHM of the object in pixels.
fwhm_world: FWHM of the object in arcseconds.

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