Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:
1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt
To convert 5.8 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 5.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt
5.8 m/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 5.8 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt
V(kt) = 11.274298056165 kt
The final result is:
5.8 m/s → 11.274298056165 kt
We conclude that 5.8 meters per second is equivalent to 11.274298056165 knots:
5.8 meters per second = 11.274298056165 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.088697318007586 × 5.8 meters per second.
Another way is saying that 5.8 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.088697318007586 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point eight meters per second is approximately eleven point two seven four knots:
5.8 m/s ≅ 11.274 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero eight nine times five point eight meters per second.
Conversion table
meters per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots
meters per second (m/s) | knots (kt) |
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6.8 meters per second | 13.218 knots |
7.8 meters per second | 15.162 knots |
8.8 meters per second | 17.106 knots |
9.8 meters per second | 19.05 knots |
10.8 meters per second | 20.994 knots |
11.8 meters per second | 22.937 knots |
12.8 meters per second | 24.881 knots |
13.8 meters per second | 26.825 knots |
14.8 meters per second | 28.769 knots |
15.8 meters per second | 30.713 knots |