CelestialObject.GetBodyRotationAngleInertial(Variable) Method

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Description

Returns the angular difference between the ICRF X axis and the body fixed reference frame X axis in the ICRF XY plane.

Timing Precision Mode

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Method Signature

CelestialObject.GetBodyRotationAngleInertial(

Variable epoch)

Arguments

epoch
Description:	The epoch at which the CelestialObject's state is evaluated.

Return Value

Type:	number
Units:	deg

Returns the body rotation angle referenced from the ICRF X axis.

Syntax

myVariable1 = myCelestialObject1.GetBodyRotationAngleInertial(myVariable2);