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 1989 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 1989 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
1989 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1989 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 1023.2299999991 m/s
The final result is:
1989 kt → 1023.2299999991 m/s
We conclude that 1989 knots is equivalent to 1023.2299999991 meters per second:
1989 knots = 1023.2299999991 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 0.00097729738182116 × 1989 knots.
Another way is saying that 1989 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00097729738182116 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 eighty-nine knots is approximately one thousand twenty-three point two three meters per second:
1989 kt ≅ 1023.23 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred eighty-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
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1990 knots | 1023.744 meters per second |
1991 knots | 1024.259 meters per second |
1992 knots | 1024.773 meters per second |
1993 knots | 1025.288 meters per second |
1994 knots | 1025.802 meters per second |
1995 knots | 1026.317 meters per second |
1996 knots | 1026.831 meters per second |
1997 knots | 1027.346 meters per second |
1998 knots | 1027.86 meters per second |
1999 knots | 1028.374 meters per second |