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 789 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 789 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

789 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 789 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 405.89666666632 m/s

The final result is:

789 kt → 405.89666666632 m/s

We conclude that 789 knots is equivalent to 405.89666666632 meters per second:

789 knots = 405.89666666632 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 0.0024636812324997 × 789 knots.

Another way is saying that 789 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0024636812324997 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred eighty-nine knots is approximately four hundred five point eight nine seven meters per second:

789 kt ≅ 405.897 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times seven 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