mas
Milliarcsecond
Scientific System

Milliarcsecond (mas)

A milliarcsecond (mas) is 1/1000 of an arcsecond. Milliarcseconds measure stellar parallax (nearest star: 768 mas), proper motion, and high-precision astrometry. The Gaia satellite measures positions to ~0.02 mas accuracy.

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Conversion Factors

1 mas 2.77778e-7 °
1 mas 4.8481406896e-9 rad
1 mas 3.0864222222e-7 grad
1 mas 7.7160555556e-10 turn
1 mas 1.666668e-5 ′
1 mas 0.0010000008 ″
1 mas 4.8481406896e-6 mrad
1 mas 2.4691377778e-8 point
1 mas 3.0864222222e-9 quadrant
1 mas 4.6296333333e-9 sextant
1 mas 9.2592666667e-9 sign

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