By default, a positive value is used which results in no loss of information, assuming that the value's precision is double. Usually, this causes no problems.
However, to adhere strictly to the recommendations of the FITS
standard, the width of the formatted value (including sign,
decimal point and exponent) ought not to be more than 20
characters. If you are concerned about this, you should set
FitsDigits to a negative value, such as -15. In this case, the
absolute value (15) indicates the maximum number of significant
digits to use, but the actual number used may be fewer than this
to ensure that the FITS recommendations are satisfied. When
using this approach, the resulting number of significant digits
may depend on the value being formatted and on the presence of
any sign, decimal point or exponent.
The value of this attribute is effective when FITS header cards are output, either using astFindFitsastFindFits or by the action of the FitsChan's sink function when it is finally deleted.