random_points_in_king

romanisim.util.random_points_in_king(coord, rc, rt, nobj, rng=None)

Sample points from a King distribution

Parameters:
coordastropy.coordinates.SkyCoord

location around which to generate points

rcfloat

core radius in deg

rtfloat

truncation radius in deg

nobjint

number of objects to generate

rnggalsim.UniformDeviate

random number generator to use

Returns:
astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord