The following table lists various orders of magnitude for angles.
Table
| Factor (radians)
|
Value (radians)
|
Value (degrees)
|
Item
|
| 10−21
|
5.73×10−21
|
3.28×10−19
|
Planck angle[1]
|
| 10−3
|
.00925
|
.53
|
Angular diameter of the Sun[2]
|
| 10−2
|
.0175
|
1
|
1 degree
|
| .0698
|
4
|
Tilt of the Leaning Tower of Pisa[3]
|
| 10−1
|
.4084
|
23.4
|
Axial tilt of the Earth[4]
|
| .8484
|
48.61
|
Critical angle for water[5]
|
| 100
|
1
|
57.296
|
1 radian
|
| 6.283
|
360
|
A full revolution
|
See Also
- Orders of magnitude (angular momentum)
- Orders of magnitude (angular velocity)
References
- ↑ Mitrofanov, Igor G. (April 1994). "Cosmic gamma-ray burst sources: The phenomenon with the smallest angular size in the observable universe". Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 424 (2): 546–549. doi:10.1086/173913. ISSN 0004-637X. Bibcode: 1994ApJ...424..546M.
- ↑ "Angular Diameter". Swinburne University of Technology. http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/A/Angular+Diameter. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ↑ "Leaning Tower of Pisa (tower, Pisa, Italy) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/333926/Leaning-Tower-of-Pisa. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ↑ "What Is Earth's Axial Tilt or Obliquity?". timeanddate.com. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/axial-tilt-obliquity.html. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ↑ "The Critical Angle". the Physics Classroom. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/refrn/Lesson-3/The-Critical-Angle. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
External Links
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- Back-of-the-envelope calculation
- Fermi problem
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| Related |
- Astronomical system of units
- Earth's location in the Universe
- "Cosmic View" (1957 essay)
- To the Moon and Beyond (1964 film)
- Cosmic Zoom (1968 film)
- Powers of Ten (1968 and 1977 films)
- Cosmic Voyage (1996 documentary)
- Cosmic Eye (2012)
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