### astEllipsePars

Returns the geometric parameters of an Ellipse

#### Description:

This function returns the geometric parameters describing the supplied ellipse.

#### Synopsis

void astEllipsePars( AstEllipse $\ast$this, double centre[2], double $\ast$a, double $\ast$b, double $\ast$angle, double p1[2], double p2[2] )

#### Parameters:

##### this
Pointer to the Region.
##### centre
The coordinates of the Ellipse centre are returned in this arrays.
##### a
Returned holding the half-length of the first axis of the ellipse.
##### b
Returned holding the half-length of the second axis of the ellipse.
##### angle
If the coordinate system in which the Ellipse is defined has axes (X,Y), then " $\ast$angle" is returned holding the angle from the positive direction of the Y axis to the first axis of the ellipse, in radians. Positive rotation is in the same sense as rotation from the positive direction of Y to the positive direction of X.
##### p1
An array in which to return the coordinates at one of the two ends of the first axis of the ellipse. A NULL pointer can be supplied if these coordinates are not needed.
##### p2
An array in which to return the coordinates at one of the two ends of the second axis of the ellipse. A NULL pointer can be supplied if these coordinates are not needed.

#### Notes:

• If the coordinate system represented by the Ellipse has been changed since it was first created, the returned parameters refer to the new (changed) coordinate system, rather than the original coordinate system. Note however that if the transformation from original to new coordinate system is non-linear, the shape represented by the supplied Ellipse object may not be an accurate ellipse.

• Values of AST__BAD are returned for the parameters without error if the ellipse is degenerate or undefined.