---
name: "get-wcs"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "astrometry.net"
version: "0.97+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/get-wcs"
---

# get-wcs(1)

Try to interpret an existing WCS header.

## NAME

get-wcs - Try to interpret an existing WCS header.

## SYNOPSIS

**get-wcs** \[options\] *input-file*

## OPTIONS

- **-e** *ext*

  Extension number

- **-o** *file*

  Output file

- **-t**

  Force TAN (not SIP)

## AUTHOR

The Astrometry.net team. Principal investigators are David W. Hogg (NYU) and Dustin Lang (CMU).

## SEE ALSO

http://astrometry.net