Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to meters per second is 0.277777777778, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.277777777778 meters per second:
1 km/h = 0.277777777778 m/s
To convert 1997 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 1997 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 km/h → 0.277777777778 m/s
1997 km/h → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1997 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s
V(m/s) = 554.72222222267 m/s
The final result is:
1997 km/h → 554.72222222267 m/s
We conclude that 1997 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 554.72222222267 meters per second:
1997 kilometers per hour = 554.72222222267 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 0.0018027040560827 × 1997 kilometers per hour.
Another way is saying that 1997 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018027040560827 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 ninety-seven kilometers per hour is approximately five hundred fifty-four point seven two two meters per second:
1997 km/h ≅ 554.722 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven kilometers per hour.
Conversion table
kilometers per hour to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to meters per second
kilometers per hour (km/h) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1998 kilometers per hour | 555 meters per second |
1999 kilometers per hour | 555.278 meters per second |
2000 kilometers per hour | 555.556 meters per second |
2001 kilometers per hour | 555.833 meters per second |
2002 kilometers per hour | 556.111 meters per second |
2003 kilometers per hour | 556.389 meters per second |
2004 kilometers per hour | 556.667 meters per second |
2005 kilometers per hour | 556.944 meters per second |
2006 kilometers per hour | 557.222 meters per second |
2007 kilometers per hour | 557.5 meters per second |