galpy.orbit.Orbit.helioY¶
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Orbit.
helioY
(*args, **kwargs)¶ NAME:
helioYPURPOSE:
return Heliocentric Galactic rectangular y-coordinate (aka “Y”)INPUT:
t - (optional) time at which to get Y (can be Quantity)
- obs=[X,Y,Z] - (optional) position and of observer
- in the Galactocentric frame (in kpc and km/s) (default=[8.0,0.,0.]; entries can be Quantity)) OR Orbit object that corresponds to the orbit of the observer Y is ignored and always assumed to be zero
ro= (Object-wide default) physical scale for distances to use to convert (can be Quantity)
OUTPUT:
helioY(t) in kpcHISTORY:
2011-02-24 - Written - Bovy (NYU)