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galpy.util.bovy_coords.rect_to_cyl

galpy.util.bovy_coords.rect_to_cyl(X, Y, Z)

NAME:

rect_to_cyl

PURPOSE:

convert from rectangular to cylindrical coordinates

INPUT:

X, Y, Z - rectangular coordinates

OUTPUT:

[:,3] R,phi,z

HISTORY:

2010-09-24 - Written - Bovy (NYU)