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galpy.orbit.Orbit.vz

Orbit.vz(*args, **kwargs)

NAME:

vz

PURPOSE:

return vertical velocity

INPUT:

t - (optional) time at which to get the vertical velocity

OUTPUT:

vz(t)

vo= (Object-wide default) physical scale for velocities to use to convert

use_physical= use to override Object-wide default for using a physical scale for output

HISTORY:

2010-09-21 - Written - Bovy (NYU)