galpy.orbit.Orbit.SkyCoord

Orbit.SkyCoord(*args, **kwargs)

NAME:

SkyCoord

PURPOSE:

return the position as an astropy SkyCoord

INPUT:

t - (optional) time at which to get the position (can be Quantity)

obs=[X,Y,Z] - (optional) position of observer (in kpc; entries can be Quantity)

(default=Object-wide default) 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:

SkyCoord(t)

HISTORY:

2015-06-02 - Written - Bovy (IAS)