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 1473 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1473 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

1473 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 1473 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 757.77666666601 m/s

The final result is:

1473 kt → 757.77666666601 m/s

We conclude that 1473 knots is equivalent to 757.77666666601 meters per second:

1473 knots = 757.77666666601 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 0.0013196500288135 × 1473 knots.

Another way is saying that 1473 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013196500288135 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred seventy-three knots is approximately seven hundred fifty-seven point seven seven seven meters per second:

1473 kt ≅ 757.777 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred seventy-three 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