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 1959 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1959 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

1959 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 1959 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1007.7966666658 m/s

The final result is:

1959 kt → 1007.7966666658 m/s

We conclude that 1959 knots is equivalent to 1007.7966666658 meters per second:

1959 knots = 1007.7966666658 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 0.00099226365106804 × 1959 knots.

Another way is saying that 1959 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00099226365106804 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 nine hundred fifty-nine knots is approximately one thousand seven point seven nine seven meters per second:

1959 kt ≅ 1007.797 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine 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