Square degrees to square arcminutes
Type a value in deg² to get it in arcmin² instantly.
3,600arcmin²
That's 4.8× as wide as the full Moon, while a torch beam is 657× wider. That covers about 0.002424% of everything around you.
What it means
How wide is that?
A solid angle describes a cone of directions, not an area. The same solid angle covers more surface the further out you go.
The math
How to convert deg² to arcmin²
To convert square degrees to square arcminutes, multiply by 3,600.
Example: 1 deg² × 3,600 = 3,600 arcmin².
In the other direction, 1 arcmin² = 0.000277778 deg².
Every unit
Your solid angle in every unit
Tables
deg² to arcmin² conversion table
| deg² | arcmin² |
|---|---|
| 0.001 deg² | 3.6 arcmin² |
| 0.01 deg² | 36 arcmin² |
| 0.1 deg² | 360 arcmin² |
| 0.5 deg² | 1,800 arcmin² |
| 1 deg² | 3,600 arcmin² |
| 2 deg² | 7,200 arcmin² |
| 3.14 deg² | 11,304 arcmin² |
| 6.28 deg² | 22,608 arcmin² |
| 9.42 deg² | 33,912 arcmin² |
| 12.566 deg² | 45,237.6 arcmin² |
arcmin² to deg² conversion table
| arcmin² | deg² |
|---|---|
| 0.001 arcmin² | 2.778×10⁻⁷ deg² |
| 0.01 arcmin² | 2.778×10⁻⁶ deg² |
| 0.1 arcmin² | 2.778×10⁻⁵ deg² |
| 0.5 arcmin² | 0.000138889 deg² |
| 1 arcmin² | 0.000277778 deg² |
| 2 arcmin² | 0.000555556 deg² |
| 3.14 arcmin² | 0.000872222 deg² |
| 6.28 arcmin² | 0.00174444 deg² |
| 9.42 arcmin² | 0.00261667 deg² |
| 12.566 arcmin² | 0.00349056 deg² |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many arcmin² is 1 deg²?
- 1 deg² is 3,600 arcmin².
- How many arcmin² is 10 deg²?
- 10 deg² is 36,000 arcmin².
The units
About these units
Square degrees (deg²)
How sky surveys report their coverage. The sky is 41,253 of them.
Square arcminutes (arcmin²)
For small patches of sky and telescope fields.
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