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 898 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 898 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

898 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 898 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 461.97111111071 m/s

The final result is:

898 kt → 461.97111111071 m/s

We conclude that 898 knots is equivalent to 461.97111111071 meters per second:

898 knots = 461.97111111071 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 0.0021646375194235 × 898 knots.

Another way is saying that 898 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021646375194235 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 ninety-eight knots is approximately four hundred sixty-one point nine seven one meters per second:

898 kt ≅ 461.971 m/s

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