Degree per Second (°/s)
Degrees per second measure turning rate. A clock’s second hand turns at 6 °/s; gyroscope sensors are rated in °/s (dps).
Symbol: °/s (ASCII: deg/s)
Quantity: frequency and rotational speed
SI relation: 1 °/s = 0.002777777777778 Hz (exact)
Derivation: 360°/s is one revolution per second, so 1 °/s = 1/360 Hz.
Exact: yes, by definition
Typical uses
- Gyroscopes and IMU sensors (±250 to ±2000 dps)
- Servo and camera gimbal speeds
- Aircraft rate of turn (standard rate 3 °/s)
Convert degrees per second to other units
| Conversion | 1 °/s equals | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| degree per second to hertz | 0.002777777778 Hz | hertz to degree per second |
| degree per second to megahertz | 2.777777778 × 10⁻⁹ MHz | megahertz to degree per second |
| degree per second to gigahertz | 2.777777778 × 10⁻¹² GHz | gigahertz to degree per second |
| degree per second to revolution per minute | 0.1666666667 rpm | revolution per minute to degree per second |
| degree per second to kilohertz | 0.000002777777778 kHz | kilohertz to degree per second |
| degree per second to radian per second | 0.01745329252 rad/s | radian per second to degree per second |
| degree per second to revolution per second | 0.002777777778 rps | revolution per second to degree per second |
| degree per second to beat per minute | 0.1666666667 bpm | beat per minute to degree per second |
| degree per second to terahertz | 2.777777778 × 10⁻¹⁵ THz | terahertz to degree per second |
Open the Frequency & RPM Converter to convert any value between all units.
Sources
- The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 7 (SI prefixes); hertz, Table 4.
Last reviewed: . Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.
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