Print a string of coordinates in sexagesimal format for use in MNRAS LaTeX articles.

mnras_coords.py

def mnras_coords(ra, dec):
    '''Convert coordinates to MNRAS LaTeX friendly strings.
    
    ra, dec must be in the format hh:mm:ss.s, dd:mm:ss, and will only return
    the precision shown there.
    '''

    ra_hms, dec_dms = ra, dec

    if '+' in dec_dms:
        dec_dms = r'$+$'+dec_dms[1]+dec_dms[2]+r'\degr'+dec_dms[4]+dec_dms[5]+\
                  r'\arcmin'+dec_dms[7]+dec_dms[8]+r'\arcsec'
    elif '-' in dec_dms:
        dec_dms = r'$-$'+dec_dms[1]+dec_dms[2]+r'\degr'+dec_dms[4]+dec_dms[5]+\
                  r'\arcmin'+dec_dms[7]+dec_dms[8]+r'\arcsec'
    else:
        dec_dms = r'$+$'+dec_dms[0]+dec_dms[1]+r'\degr'+dec_dms[3]+dec_dms[4]+\
                  r'\arcmin'+dec_dms[6]+dec_dms[7]+r'\arcsec'
    try:
        ra_hms = ra_hms[0]+ra_hms[1]+r'$^{\mathrm{h}}$'+ra_hms[3]+ra_hms[4]+\
                 r'$^{\mathrm{m}}$'+ra_hms[6]+ra_hms[7]+r'\fs'+ra_hms[9]
    except IndexError:
        ra_hms = ra_hms[0]+ra_hms[1]+r'$^{\mathrm{h}}$'+ra_hms[3]+ra_hms[4]+\
                 r'$^{\mathrm{m}}$'+ra_hms[6]+ra_hms[7]+r'\fs'+'0'

    print(ra_hms+' & '+dec_dms)