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Convenience methods for Horizons objects #27

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moble opened this issue Oct 1, 2020 · 0 comments
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Convenience methods for Horizons objects #27

moble opened this issue Oct 1, 2020 · 0 comments

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moble commented Oct 1, 2020

The Horizons object currently has a newtonian_com property and an average_com_motion method. It might be nice to include several other features needed for the LVC format, which they name

  • nhat: the separation vector from BH B to BH A (x_A - x_B)
  • omega_orbit: the orbital angular frequency
  • LNhat: the direction of the (Newtonian) orbital angular velocity
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