libnova  v 0.16.0
Functions
Celestial constellations

Functions

const char * ln_get_constellation (struct ln_equ_posn *position)
 Returns name of the constellation at the given position. More...
 

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

const char * ln_get_constellation ( struct ln_equ_posn position)

Returns name of the constellation at the given position.

Parameters
positionEquitorial position
Returns
Name of the the constellation at the given position, or "---" if constellation cannot be found.

Returns name of the constellation based on boundaries found at: http://vizier.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-source=6042

References ln_equ_posn::dec, and ln_equ_posn::ra.