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km2deg, km2nm, km2rad, km2sm

Convert distance from kilometers to other units

Syntax

• distout = km2deg(distin)
  distout = km2deg(distin,radius)
  
  distout = km2nm(distin)
  
  distout = km2rad(distin)
  distout = km2rad(distin,radius)
  
  distout = km2sm(distin)
  

Description

distout = km2deg(distin) converts the input distance given in kilometers to degrees. distout = km2nm(distin), distout = km2rad(distin), and distout = km2sm(distin) perform analogously, converting to nautical miles, radians, and statute miles, respectively.

distout = km2deg(distin,radius)and distout = km2rad(distin,radius) specify the radius of the sphere to use, since a degree (or radian) of arc length covers less distance, for example, on Mars than it does on the Earth. You can enter the radius as a number in kilometers, as a call to the almanac function (e.g., almanac('mars','radius','km')), or you can pass in a string planet name (e.g., 'mars'), and the function will make the appropriate call to the almanac function. The radius of the Earth is the default.

Examples

How many miles is a 10k Run?

• distout = km2sm(10)
  distout =
      6.2139
  

See Also

distdim	Convert distance units
nm2km sm2deg	Other direct distance conversion functions

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