Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 473 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 473 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

473 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 473 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 411.02576241936 kt

The final result is:

473 mph → 411.02576241936 kt

We conclude that 473 miles per hour is equivalent to 411.02576241936 knots:

473 miles per hour = 411.02576241936 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0024329375222464 × 473 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 473 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0024329375222464 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-three miles per hour is approximately four hundred eleven point zero two six knots:

473 mph ≅ 411.026 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times four hundred seventy-three miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots