npix_to_nside¶
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astropy_healpix.
npix_to_nside
(npix)[source]¶ Find the number of pixels on the side of one of the 12 ‘top-level’ HEALPix tiles given a total number of pixels.
Parameters: npix : int
The number of pixels in the HEALPix map.
Returns: nside : int
The number of pixels on the side of one of the 12 ‘top-level’ HEALPix tiles.