The Star Object

The Star object models position, proper motion, annual parallax, visual magnitude and other properties of a star. Select one or more of the following to model a star and impose constraints:

Basic Properties

Property Description
Definition Define position, proper motion and annual parallax and record visual magnitude of a star.
Description Record useful information about the star.

2D Graphics Properties

Property Description
Attributes Control color, marker style and label display for the star in the 2D Graphics window.

3D Graphics Properties

Property Description
Attributes Control color, marker style and label display for the star in the 3D Graphics window, and opt whether to inherit or override attributes defined for 2D graphics.

Constraints

Property Description
Basic Opt whether to impose a line-of-sight constraint on access to a star.
Vector Constrain access computations with respect to any valid vector or angle.