Gather RC3 Data
The rc3 catalog can be accessed with rc3tool and used to perform a variety of batch or interactive tasks. The fullpath name of the catalog location (rc3/rc3.9) can be set using the system variable critfils:% echo $critfils /home/sco/sco/codes/fortran/gfortran_compiler/lmfg/src/critical_files In Dec2018 I removed all pgplot routines. I renamed the executable as rc3tool (not RC3TOOL). This source code is now: $codes/fortran/gfortran_compiler/lmgf/src/rc3tool
If you just type "rc3tool" on the command line, then the code will run in the old-school interactive mode. However, as of April2014, a batch mode is installed that allows the use of fairly quick and easy scripts.
% rc3gal N4618 Filling GCATS (names) array GCATS name array is filled. GCATS CIG name array is filled. Results of the RC3 search: Name_RC3 RA_2000DEC_2000 Type Input_name NGC 4618 12:41:33.00 +41:09:03.0 .SBT9.. N4618 dssget 190.387497 41.150833 10.0 dss poss1_redThere are lots of functions available in RC3TOOL, but I probably use it for running rc3gals probably 99% of the time these days.