galpy.util.bovy_coords.vxvyvz_to_galcenrect

galpy.util.bovy_coords.vxvyvz_to_galcenrect(vx, vy, vz, vsun=[0.0, 1.0, 0.0])

NAME:

vxvyvz_to_galcenrect

PURPOSE:

transform XYZ coordinates (wrt Sun) to rectangular Galactocentric coordinates for velocities

INPUT:

vx - U

vy - V

vz - W

vsun - velocity of the sun ndarray[3]

OUTPUT:

[:,3]= vXg, vYg, vZg

HISTORY:

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