Arcsecond (″)

An arcsecond (″) is 1/60 of an arcminute or 1/3600 of a degree. Arcseconds measure stellar positions, telescope resolution, and atmospheric seeing. The Hubble Space Telescope resolves about 0.05 arcseconds. GPS accuracy is measured in arcseconds.

Convert From Arcseconds

arcseconds to degrees arcseconds to radians Arcsecond to Gradian Arcsecond to Turn arcseconds to arcminutes Arcsecond to Milliarcsecond Arcsecond to Milliradian Arcsecond to Compass Point Arcsecond to Quadrant Arcsecond to Sextant Arcsecond to Sign

Convert To Arcseconds

degrees to arcseconds radians to arcseconds Gradian to Arcsecond Turn to Arcsecond arcminutes to arcseconds Milliarcsecond to Arcsecond Milliradian to Arcsecond Compass Point to Arcsecond Quadrant to Arcsecond Sextant to Arcsecond Sign to Arcsecond

Conversion Factors

1 ″ 0.0002777778 °

1 ″ 4.848136815e-6 rad

1 ″ 0.000308642 grad

1 ″ 7.7160493889e-7 turn

1 ″ 0.0166666667 ′

1 ″ 999.9992008 mas

1 ″ 0.0048481368 mrad

1 ″ 2.4691358044e-5 point

1 ″ 3.0864197556e-6 quadrant

1 ″ 4.6296296333e-6 sextant

1 ″ 9.2592592667e-6 sign

Related Units

Degree (°) Radian (rad) Gradian (grad) Turn (turn) Arcminute (′) Milliarcsecond (mas) Milliradian (mrad) Compass Point (point) Quadrant (quadrant) Sextant (sextant) Sign (sign)