CelestialObject.FixedPositionOfObject(CelestialObject, Variable) Method

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Description

Returns an Array containing the components of the vector from the calling CelestialObject's position to the target targetCelestialObject's position, in the body-fixed coordinate frame of the calling CelestialObject at epoch.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

CelestialObject.FixedPositionOfObject(	CelestialObject targetCelestialObject,
	Variable epoch)

Arguments

targetCelestialObject
Description:	Object whose position will be returned.

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which the vector component array will be created.

Return Value

Type:

Array of number (size = 3)

Returns an Array containing the components of the vector from the prefix object's position to the target object's position, expressed in the body-fixed coordinate system of the prefix object.

Syntax

myArray1 = myCelestialObject1.FixedPositionOfObject(myCelestialObject2, myVariable1);