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

# wcsinfo(1)

print simple properties of WCS headers (scale, rotation, etc)

## NAME

wcsinfo - print simple properties of WCS headers (scale, rotation, etc)

## SYNOPSIS

**wcsinfo** \[options\] *wcs-file*

## OPTIONS

- **-e** *extension*

  Read from given HDU (default 0 = primary)

- **-W** *width*

  Set/override IMAGEW

- **-H** *height*

  Set/override IMAGEH

## AUTHOR

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

## SEE ALSO

http://astrometry.net