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author | Joe Hunkeler <jhunkeler@gmail.com> | 2015-08-11 16:51:37 -0400 |
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committer | Joe Hunkeler <jhunkeler@gmail.com> | 2015-08-11 16:51:37 -0400 |
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diff --git a/math/slalib/doc/rvgalc.hlp b/math/slalib/doc/rvgalc.hlp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0e2773e --- /dev/null +++ b/math/slalib/doc/rvgalc.hlp @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.help rvgalc Jun99 "Slalib Package" +.nf + + REAL FUNCTION slRVGA (R2000, D2000) + + - - - - - - - + R V G A + - - - - - - - + + Velocity component in a given direction due to the rotation + of the Galaxy (single precision) + + Given: + R2000,D2000 real J2000.0 mean RA,Dec (radians) + + Result: + Component of dynamical LSR motion in direction R2000,D2000 (km/s) + + Sign convention: + The result is +ve when the dynamical LSR is receding from the + given point on the sky. + + Note: The Local Standard of Rest used here is a point in the + vicinity of the Sun which is in a circular orbit around + the Galactic centre. Sometimes called the "dynamical" LSR, + it is not to be confused with a "kinematical" LSR, which + is the mean standard of rest of star catalogues or stellar + populations. + + Reference: The orbital speed of 220 km/s used here comes from + Kerr & Lynden-Bell (1986), MNRAS, 221, p1023. + + Called: + slCS2C, slVDV + + P.T.Wallace Starlink 23 March 1994 + + Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory + Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. + +.fi +.endhelp |