random_points_in_cap

romanisim.util.random_points_in_cap(coord, radius, nobj, rng=None)

Choose locations at random within radius of coord.

Parameters:
coordastropy.coordinates.SkyCoord

location around which to generate points

radiusfloat

radius in deg of region in which to generate points

nobjint

number of objects to generate

rnggalsim.UniformDeviate

random number generator to use

Returns:
astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord