cable length (US) | 1 cable length (US) | 2 cable length (US) | 3 cable length (US) | 4 cable length (US) | 5 cable length (US) | 6 cable length (US) | 7 cable length (US) | 8 cable length (US) | 9 cable length (US) | 10 cable length (US) | 11 cable length (US) | 12 cable length (US) | 13 cable length (US) | 14 cable length (US) | 15 cable length (US) | 16 cable length (US) | 17 cable length (US) | 18 cable length (US) | 19 cable length (US) | 20 cable length (US) | 21 cable length (US) | 22 cable length (US) | 23 cable length (US) | 24 cable length (US) | 25 cable length (US) | 26 cable length (US) | 27 cable length (US) | 28 cable length (US) | 29 cable length (US) | 30 cable length (US) | 31 cable length (US) | 32 cable length (US) | 33 cable length (US) | 34 cable length (US) | 35 cable length (US) | 36 cable length (US) | 37 cable length (US) | 38 cable length (US) | 39 cable length (US) | 40 cable length (US) | 41 cable length (US) | 42 cable length (US) | 43 cable length (US) | 44 cable length (US) | 45 cable length (US) | 46 cable length (US) | 47 cable length (US) | 48 cable length (US) | 49 cable length (US) | 50 cable length (US) | 51 cable length (US) | 52 cable length (US) | 53 cable length (US) | 54 cable length (US) | 55 cable length (US) | 56 cable length (US) | 57 cable length (US) | 58 cable length (US) | 59 cable length (US) | 60 cable length (US) | 61 cable length (US) | 62 cable length (US) | 63 cable length (US) | 64 cable length (US) | 65 cable length (US) | 66 cable length (US) | 67 cable length (US) | 68 cable length (US) | 69 cable length (US) | 70 cable length (US) | 71 cable length (US) | 72 cable length (US) | 73 cable length (US) | 74 cable length (US) | 75 cable length (US) | 76 cable length (US) | 77 cable length (US) | 78 cable length (US) | 79 cable length (US) | 80 cable length (US) | 81 cable length (US) | 82 cable length (US) | 83 cable length (US) | 84 cable length (US) | 85 cable length (US) | 86 cable length (US) | 87 cable length (US) | 88 cable length (US) | 89 cable length (US) | 90 cable length (US) | 91 cable length (US) | 92 cable length (US) | 93 cable length (US) | 94 cable length (US) | 95 cable length (US) | 96 cable length (US) | 97 cable length (US) | 98 cable length (US) | 99 cable length (US) | 100 cable length (US) |
light-minute | 1.2200440345968 × 10-8 light-minute | 2.4400880691935 × 10-8 light-minute | 3.6601321037903 × 10-8 light-minute | 4.880176138387 × 10-8 light-minute | 6.1002201729838 × 10-8 light-minute | 7.3202642075806 × 10-8 light-minute | 8.5403082421773 × 10-8 light-minute | 9.7603522767741 × 10-8 light-minute | 1.0980396311371 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.2200440345968 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.3420484380564 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.4640528415161 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.5860572449758 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.7080616484355 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.8300660518951 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.9520704553548 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.0740748588145 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.1960792622742 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.3180836657338 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.4400880691935 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.5620924726532 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.6840968761129 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.8061012795725 × 10-7 light-minute | 2.9281056830322 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.0501100864919 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.1721144899516 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.2941188934113 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.4161232968709 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.5381277003306 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.6601321037903 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.78213650725 × 10-7 light-minute | 3.9041409107096 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.0261453141693 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.148149717629 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.2701541210887 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.3921585245483 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.514162928008 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.6361673314677 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.7581717349274 × 10-7 light-minute | 4.880176138387 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.0021805418467 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.1241849453064 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.2461893487661 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.3681937522257 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.4901981556854 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.6122025591451 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.7342069626048 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.8562113660645 × 10-7 light-minute | 5.9782157695241 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.1002201729838 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.2222245764435 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.3442289799032 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.4662333833628 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.5882377868225 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.7102421902822 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.8322465937419 × 10-7 light-minute | 6.9542509972015 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.0762554006612 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.1982598041209 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.3202642075806 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.4422686110402 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.5642730144999 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.6862774179596 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.8082818214193 × 10-7 light-minute | 7.9302862248789 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.0522906283386 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.1742950317983 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.296299435258 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.4183038387177 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.5403082421773 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.662312645637 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.7843170490967 × 10-7 light-minute | 8.9063214525564 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.028325856016 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.1503302594757 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.2723346629354 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.3943390663951 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.5163434698547 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.6383478733144 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.7603522767741 × 10-7 light-minute | 9.8823566802338 × 10-7 light-minute | 1.0004361083693 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0126365487153 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0248369890613 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0370374294072 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0492378697532 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0614383100992 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0736387504451 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0858391907911 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.0980396311371 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.1102400714831 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.122440511829 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.134640952175 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.146841392521 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.1590418328669 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.1712422732129 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.1834427135589 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.1956431539048 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.2078435942508 × 10-6 light-minute | 1.2200440345968 × 10-6 light-minute |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | light-minutes | cable length (US) | light-minutes |
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1 | = 1.2200440345968E-8 | 4 | = 4.880176138387E-8 |
1.5 | = 1.8300660518951E-8 | 4.5 | = 5.4901981556854E-8 |
2 | = 2.4400880691935E-8 | 5 | = 6.1002201729838E-8 |
2.5 | = 3.0501100864919E-8 | 5.5 | = 6.7102421902822E-8 |
3 | = 3.6601321037903E-8 | 6 | = 7.3202642075806E-8 |
The light-minute is a unit of length useful in astronomy, telecommunications and relativistic physics. It is defined as the distance that light travels in free space in oneminute, and is equal to exactly 1.798754748×1010 metres.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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light-minute | ≡ 60 light-seconds | ≡ 1.798754748×1010 m | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
light-minutes | cable length (US) | light-minutes | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 81964254.702537 | 4 | = 327857018.81015 |
1.5 | = 122946382.05381 | 4.5 | = 368839146.16142 |
2 | = 163928509.40507 | 5 | = 409821273.51269 |
2.5 | = 204910636.75634 | 5.5 | = 450803400.86395 |
3 | = 245892764.10761 | 6 | = 491785528.21522 |
cable length (US) | light-minutes |
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1 | = 1.2200440345968 × 10-8 |
81,964,254.702537 | = 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 …) |