VIEW  RegionConvex

DERIVED FROM  RegionPatch

Emulates the old RegionConvex table for compatibility

Implemented as a view, translates patchid to patch

nametypelengthunitucddescription
regionidbigint8  Unique Region ID
convexidbigint8  Unique Convex ID
patchint4   
typevarchar16  CAMCOL, RUN, STAVE, TILE, TILEBOX, SKYBOX, WEDGE, SECTOR...
radiusfloat8arcmin radius of bounding circle centered at ra, dec
rafloat8deg right ascension of observation
decfloat8deg declination of observation
xfloat8  x of centerpoint Normal unit vector in J2000
yfloat8  y of centerpoint Normal unit vector in J2000
zfloat8  z of centerpoint Normal unit vector in J2000
cfloat8  offset of the equation of plane
htmidbigint8  20 deep Hierarchical Triangular Mesh ID of centerpoint
convexStringvarchar-1  {x,y,z,c}+ representation of the convex of the patch