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

# new-wcs(1)

Merge a WCS solution with existing FITS header cards

## NAME

new-wcs -  Merge a WCS solution with existing FITS header cards

## SYNOPSIS

**new-wcs** **-i** *input-file*

## DESCRIPTION

Merge a WCS solution with existing FITS header cards. This can be used to create a new image file containing the WCS headers.

## OPTIONS

- **-w** *file*

  WCS file

- **-o** *file*

  Output file

- **-d**

  Also copy the data segment

- **-v**

  \+verbose

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

http://astrometry.net