SLA_CC62S

Cartesian 6-Vector to Spherical

ACTION:
Conversion of position & velocity in Cartesian coordinates to spherical coordinates (single precision).
CALL:
CALL sla_CC62S (V, A, B, R, AD, BD, RD)
GIVEN:

V

R(6)

[x, y, z, , , ż]


RETURNED:

A

R

longitude (radians) – for example α

B

R

latitude (radians) – for example δ

R

R

radial coordinate

AD

R

longitude derivative (radians per unit time)

BD

R

latitude derivative (radians per unit time)

RD

R

radial derivative