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    Radian

    Conversions to other units

    1 rad | 1000 mrad (milliradians) | 0.001 krad (kiloradians) | 57.3° (degrees) | 57 degrees 17 arcminutes 44.81 arcseconds | 3^h 49^m 10.99^s (right ascension) | 0.6366 quad (quadrants)

    Conversions from other units

    1 mrad | 0.001 rad 1 krad | 1000 rad 1° | π/180 rad 1' | π/10800 rad 1" | π/648000 rad 1^h | π/12 rad 1^m | π/720 rad 1^s | π/43200 rad 1 quad | π/2 rad

    Physical quantity

    plane angle

    bearing

    Unit type

    SI derived: m m^(-1) (meter meter^(-1))

    Common prefix forms

    femtoradian (frad) | picoradian (prad) | nanoradian (nrad) | microradian (μrad) | milliradian (mrad) | kiloradian (krad) | megaradian (Mrad) | gigaradian (Grad)

    Unit system

    in effect treated as quantity with unit one in SI

    Basic unit dimensions

    [angle]

    Corresponding quantity for 1 rad

    Rotation count N from N = φ/(2π): | 0.1592 rot (rotations)

    Slope percentage from [slope percentage] = 100% × tan(θ): | 155.7 slope% (slope percent)

    Electric loss factor d from δ = tan^(-1)(d): | 1.557

    Quality factor Q from δd = tan^(-1)(1/Q): | 0.6421

    Comparisons for 1 rad as plane angle

    ≈ ( 0.16 ≈ 1/6 ) × full angle ( 2 π rad )

    ≈ 2.4 × tilt of the earth's axis relative to its orbital plane ( 23.45° )

    Comparison for 1 rad as angular elongation

    ≈ 1.2 × maximum elongation of Venus ( 45 to 47° )

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