starplot.SkyObject

Model for plotting additional objects (e.g. DSOs)

Example Usage

Create a sky object of the Orion Nebula (M42) with custom styling:

m42 = SkyObject(
    name="M42",
    ra=5.58333,
    dec=-4.61,
    style={
        "marker": {
            "size": 10,
            "symbol": "s",
            "fill": "full",
            "color": "#ff6868",
        },
        "label": {
            "font_size": 10,
            "font_weight": "bold",
            "font_color": "darkred",
        },
    },
)

Plot the object with MapPlot.plot_object() or ZenithPlot.plot_object()

Parameters:

• name (str) –

  Name of object (used for plotting its label)

• ra (float) –

  Right ascension (hours) of object

• dec (float) –

  Declination (degrees) of object

• style (ObjectStyle) –

  Styling for object

• legend_label (str) –

  Optional. Label for object in the legend. If None (the default), then the object will not be labeled in the legend.