arcmin²
Square Arcminute
Angular System

Square Arcminute (arcmin²)

A square arcminute equals (1/60)² of a square degree or about 8.46×10⁻⁸ steradians. One square degree = 3,600 square arcminutes. Used for small astronomical fields: nebula sizes, galaxy images, and detector pixel scales. Full Moon ≈ 720 arcmin².

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Conversion Factors

1 arcmin² 8.46159e-8 sr
1 arcmin² 8.46159e-5 msr
1 arcmin² 0.0846159 μsr
1 arcmin² 84.6159 nsr
1 arcmin² 0.0002777776 deg²
1 arcmin² 3600.0025527 arcsec²
1 arcmin² 6.7335193748e-9 sp
1 arcmin² 1.346703875e-8 hemisphere
1 arcmin² 5.3868154997e-8 octant
1 arcmin² 2.6934077495e-8 quadrant
1 arcmin² 6.7335197038e-7 %sphere

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