arcminute | 1 ' | 2 ' | 3 ' | 4 ' | 5 ' | 6 ' | 7 ' | 8 ' | 9 ' | 10 ' | 11 ' | 12 ' | 13 ' | 14 ' | 15 ' | 16 ' | 17 ' | 18 ' | 19 ' | 20 ' | 21 ' | 22 ' | 23 ' | 24 ' | 25 ' | 26 ' | 27 ' | 28 ' | 29 ' | 30 ' | 31 ' | 32 ' | 33 ' | 34 ' | 35 ' | 36 ' | 37 ' | 38 ' | 39 ' | 40 ' | 41 ' | 42 ' | 43 ' | 44 ' | 45 ' | 46 ' | 47 ' | 48 ' | 49 ' | 50 ' | 51 ' | 52 ' | 53 ' | 54 ' | 55 ' | 56 ' | 57 ' | 58 ' | 59 ' | 60 ' | 61 ' | 62 ' | 63 ' | 64 ' | 65 ' | 66 ' | 67 ' | 68 ' | 69 ' | 70 ' | 71 ' | 72 ' | 73 ' | 74 ' | 75 ' | 76 ' | 77 ' | 78 ' | 79 ' | 80 ' | 81 ' | 82 ' | 83 ' | 84 ' | 85 ' | 86 ' | 87 ' | 88 ' | 89 ' | 90 ' | 91 ' | 92 ' | 93 ' | 94 ' | 95 ' | 96 ' | 97 ' | 98 ' | 99 ' | 100 ' |
sixth circle | 0.0002778 1/6 circle | 0.0005556 1/6 circle | 0.0008333 1/6 circle | 0.0011111 1/6 circle | 0.0013889 1/6 circle | 0.0016667 1/6 circle | 0.0019444 1/6 circle | 0.0022222 1/6 circle | 0.0025 1/6 circle | 0.0027778 1/6 circle | 0.0030556 1/6 circle | 0.0033333 1/6 circle | 0.0036111 1/6 circle | 0.0038889 1/6 circle | 0.0041667 1/6 circle | 0.0044444 1/6 circle | 0.0047222 1/6 circle | 0.005 1/6 circle | 0.0052778 1/6 circle | 0.0055556 1/6 circle | 0.0058333 1/6 circle | 0.0061111 1/6 circle | 0.0063889 1/6 circle | 0.0066667 1/6 circle | 0.0069444 1/6 circle | 0.0072222 1/6 circle | 0.0075 1/6 circle | 0.0077778 1/6 circle | 0.0080556 1/6 circle | 0.0083333 1/6 circle | 0.0086111 1/6 circle | 0.0088889 1/6 circle | 0.0091667 1/6 circle | 0.0094444 1/6 circle | 0.0097222 1/6 circle | 0.01 1/6 circle | 0.0102778 1/6 circle | 0.0105556 1/6 circle | 0.0108333 1/6 circle | 0.0111111 1/6 circle | 0.0113889 1/6 circle | 0.0116667 1/6 circle | 0.0119444 1/6 circle | 0.0122222 1/6 circle | 0.0125 1/6 circle | 0.0127778 1/6 circle | 0.0130556 1/6 circle | 0.0133333 1/6 circle | 0.0136111 1/6 circle | 0.0138889 1/6 circle | 0.0141667 1/6 circle | 0.0144444 1/6 circle | 0.0147222 1/6 circle | 0.015 1/6 circle | 0.0152778 1/6 circle | 0.0155556 1/6 circle | 0.0158333 1/6 circle | 0.0161111 1/6 circle | 0.0163889 1/6 circle | 0.0166667 1/6 circle | 0.0169444 1/6 circle | 0.0172222 1/6 circle | 0.0175 1/6 circle | 0.0177778 1/6 circle | 0.0180556 1/6 circle | 0.0183333 1/6 circle | 0.0186111 1/6 circle | 0.0188889 1/6 circle | 0.0191667 1/6 circle | 0.0194444 1/6 circle | 0.0197222 1/6 circle | 0.02 1/6 circle | 0.0202778 1/6 circle | 0.0205556 1/6 circle | 0.0208333 1/6 circle | 0.0211111 1/6 circle | 0.0213889 1/6 circle | 0.0216667 1/6 circle | 0.0219444 1/6 circle | 0.0222222 1/6 circle | 0.0225 1/6 circle | 0.0227778 1/6 circle | 0.0230556 1/6 circle | 0.0233333 1/6 circle | 0.0236111 1/6 circle | 0.0238889 1/6 circle | 0.0241667 1/6 circle | 0.0244444 1/6 circle | 0.0247222 1/6 circle | 0.025 1/6 circle | 0.0252778 1/6 circle | 0.0255556 1/6 circle | 0.0258333 1/6 circle | 0.0261111 1/6 circle | 0.0263889 1/6 circle | 0.0266667 1/6 circle | 0.0269444 1/6 circle | 0.0272222 1/6 circle | 0.0275 1/6 circle | 0.0277778 1/6 circle |
A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc is a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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arcminute | ' | ≡ 1°⁄60 | ≈ 0.290888×10−3 rad | Metric system SI |
arcminutes | sixth circles | arcminutes | sixth circles |
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1 | ≈ 0.00027777777777778 | 6 | ≈ 0.0016666666666667 |
2 | ≈ 0.00055555555555556 | 7 | ≈ 0.0019444444444444 |
3 | ≈ 0.00083333333333333 | 8 | ≈ 0.0022222222222222 |
4 | ≈ 0.0011111111111111 | 9 | ≈ 0.0025 |
5 | ≈ 0.0013888888888889 | 10 | ≈ 0.0027777777777778 |
1/6 circle or sixth circle is equal to 360°/6 = 60°. Plural name is sixth circles.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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sixth circle | 1/6 circle | ≡ 60° | = 1.047197533 rad | Metric system SI |
sixth circles | arcminutes | sixth circles | arcminutes |
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1 | ≈ 3600 | 6 | ≈ 21600 |
2 | ≈ 7200 | 7 | ≈ 25200 |
3 | ≈ 10800 | 8 | ≈ 28800 |
4 | ≈ 14400 | 9 | ≈ 32400 |
5 | ≈ 18000 | 10 | ≈ 36000 |
arcminutes | sixth circles |
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1 | ≈ 0.0002778 |
3 600 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |