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 8.7 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 8.7 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

8.7 m/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8.7 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 16.911447084248 kt

The final result is:

8.7 m/s → 16.911447084248 kt

We conclude that 8.7 meters per second is equivalent to 16.911447084248 knots:

8.7 meters per second = 16.911447084248 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.059131545338391 × 8.7 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 8.7 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.059131545338391 knots.

Approximate result

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

8.7 m/s ≅ 16.911 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero five nine times eight point seven 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