Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:
1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s
To convert 12 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 12 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s
12 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 12 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 6.173333333328 m/s
The final result is:
12 kt → 6.173333333328 m/s
We conclude that 12 knots is equivalent to 6.173333333328 meters per second:
12 knots = 6.173333333328 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.16198704103686 × 12 knots.
Another way is saying that 12 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16198704103686 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve knots is approximately six point one seven three meters per second:
12 kt ≅ 6.173 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one six two times twelve knots.
Conversion table
knots to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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13 knots | 6.688 meters per second |
14 knots | 7.202 meters per second |
15 knots | 7.717 meters per second |
16 knots | 8.231 meters per second |
17 knots | 8.746 meters per second |
18 knots | 9.26 meters per second |
19 knots | 9.774 meters per second |
20 knots | 10.289 meters per second |
21 knots | 10.803 meters per second |
22 knots | 11.318 meters per second |