Raise error if distance > 0

tardis-sn · Feb 1, 2021 · 5e73fd6 · 5e73fd6
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diff --git a/tardis/widgets/sdec_plot.py b/tardis/widgets/sdec_plot.py
@@ -502,7 +502,10 @@ def _calculate_plotting_data(
         if distance is None:
             self.lum_to_flux = 1  # so that this term will have no effect
         else:
-            self.lum_to_flux = 4.0 * np.pi * (distance.to("cm")) ** 2
+            if distance <= 0:
+                raise ValueError("distance passed must be greater than 0")
+            else:
+                self.lum_to_flux = 4.0 * np.pi * (distance.to("cm")) ** 2
 
         # Calculate luminosities to be shown in plot
         (