galpy.util.bovy_coords.vxvyvz_to_galcencyl¶
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galpy.util.bovy_coords.
vxvyvz_to_galcencyl
(vx, vy, vz, X, Y, Z, vsun=[0.0, 1.0, 0.0], galcen=False)¶ NAME:
vxvyvz_to_galcencylPURPOSE:
transform velocities in XYZ coordinates (wrt Sun) to cylindrical Galactocentric coordinates for velocitiesINPUT:
vx - U
vy - V
vz - W
X - X in Galactocentric rectangular coordinates
Y - Y in Galactocentric rectangular coordinates
Z - Z in Galactocentric rectangular coordinates
vsun - velocity of the sun in the GC frame ndarray[3]
galcen - if True, then X,Y,Z are in cylindrical Galactocentric coordinates rather than rectangular coordinates
OUTPUT:
vRg, vTg, vZgHISTORY:
2010-09-24 - Written - Bovy (NYU)