Degree per minute (°/min)
A rotation of one degree every minute: π/10800 rad/s.
What is a degree per minute?
- Symbol
- °/min
- Quantity
- Angular Velocity
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- A rotation of one degree every minute: π/10800 rad/s.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for slow rotations, such as the apparent motion of the sky (about 0.25° per minute) and positioning stages.
Degree per minute in other angular velocity units
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.0002908882087 rad/sRadian per second
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.01745329252 rad/minRadian per minute
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.01666666667 °/sDegree per second
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.0000462962963 rev/sRevolution per second
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.002777777778 rpmRevolution per minute
- 1 °/min ≈ 0.1666666667 rev/hRevolution per hour
Degree per minute quick reference
| Degree per minute | Radian per second | Revolution per minute | Radian per minute |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 °/min | ≈ 0.0002908882087 rad/s | ≈ 0.002777777778 rpm | ≈ 0.01745329252 rad/min |
| 10 °/min | ≈ 0.002908882087 rad/s | ≈ 0.02777777778 rpm | ≈ 0.1745329252 rad/min |
| 100 °/min | ≈ 0.02908882087 rad/s | ≈ 0.2777777778 rpm | ≈ 1.745329252 rad/min |
| 1000 °/min | ≈ 0.2908882087 rad/s | ≈ 2.777777778 rpm | ≈ 17.45329252 rad/min |
Where the degree per minute fits
The next larger angular velocity unit is the revolution per hour (rev/h). 1 °/min ≈ 0.1666666667 rev/h, and 1 rev/h = 6 °/min.
Frequently asked questions
- How many radians per second are in one degree per minute?
- One degree per minute ≈ 0.0002908882087 rad/s (radians per second).
- How many revolutions per minute are in one degree per minute?
- One degree per minute ≈ 0.002777777778 rpm (revolutions per minute).
- How many radians per minute are in one degree per minute?
- One degree per minute ≈ 0.01745329252 rad/min (radians per minute).