sextant | 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 " |
arcminute | 3 600 ' | 7 200 ' | 10 800 ' | 14 400 ' | 18 000 ' | 21 600 ' | 25 200 ' | 28 800 ' | 32 400 ' | 36 000 ' | 39 600 ' | 43 200 ' | 46 800 ' | 50 400 ' | 54 000 ' | 57 600 ' | 61 200 ' | 64 800 ' | 68 400 ' | 72 000 ' | 75 600 ' | 79 200 ' | 82 800 ' | 86 400 ' | 90 000 ' | 93 600 ' | 97 200 ' | 100 800 ' | 104 400 ' | 108 000 ' | 111 600 ' | 115 200 ' | 118 800 ' | 122 400 ' | 126 000 ' | 129 600 ' | 133 200 ' | 136 800 ' | 140 400 ' | 144 000 ' | 147 600 ' | 151 200 ' | 154 800 ' | 158 400 ' | 162 000 ' | 165 600 ' | 169 200 ' | 172 800 ' | 176 400 ' | 180 000 ' | 183 600 ' | 187 200 ' | 190 800 ' | 194 400 ' | 198 000 ' | 201 600 ' | 205 200 ' | 208 800 ' | 212 400 ' | 216 000 ' | 219 600 ' | 223 200 ' | 226 800 ' | 230 400 ' | 234 000 ' | 237 600 ' | 241 200 ' | 244 800 ' | 248 400 ' | 252 000 ' | 255 600 ' | 259 200 ' | 262 800 ' | 266 400 ' | 270 000 ' | 273 600 ' | 277 200 ' | 280 800 ' | 284 400 ' | 288 000 ' | 291 600 ' | 295 200 ' | 298 800 ' | 302 400 ' | 306 000 ' | 309 600 ' | 313 200 ' | 316 800 ' | 320 400 ' | 324 000 ' | 327 600 ' | 331 200 ' | 334 800 ' | 338 400 ' | 342 000 ' | 345 600 ' | 349 200 ' | 352 800 ' | 356 400 ' | 360 000 ' |
sextant is the unit of plane angle, equals to 60°.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
---|---|---|---|---|
sextant | " | ≡ 60° | ≈ 1.047198 rad | Metric system SI |
sextants | arcminutes | sextants | arcminutes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≈ 3600 | 6 | ≈ 21600 |
2 | ≈ 7200 | 7 | ≈ 25200 |
3 | ≈ 10800 | 8 | ≈ 28800 |
4 | ≈ 14400 | 9 | ≈ 32400 |
5 | ≈ 18000 | 10 | ≈ 36000 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
arcminute | ' | ≡ 1°⁄60 | ≈ 0.290888×10−3 rad | Metric system SI |
arcminutes | sextants | arcminutes | sextants |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
sextants | arcminutes |
---|---|
1 | ≈ 3 600 |
0.0002778 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
---|---|
≡ | 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 …) |