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 857 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 857 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

857 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 857 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 440.87888888851 m/s

The final result is:

857 kt → 440.87888888851 m/s

We conclude that 857 knots is equivalent to 440.87888888851 meters per second:

857 knots = 440.87888888851 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 0.0022681966072839 × 857 knots.

Another way is saying that 857 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022681966072839 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

857 kt ≅ 440.879 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred fifty-seven 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