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 8585 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 8585 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

8585 m/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 8585 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 16687.904967617 kt

The final result is:

8585 m/s → 16687.904967617 kt

We conclude that 8585 meters per second is equivalent to 16687.904967617 knots:

8585 meters per second = 16687.904967617 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 5.9923639422714E-5 × 8585 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 8585 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 5.9923639422714E-5 knots.

Approximate result

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

8585 m/s ≅ 16687.905 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand five hundred eighty-five 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