Convert the speed of light to miles per second

Explanation

From this page you can convert the speed of light to miles per second (or c to mps) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from the speed of light to miles per second you need to multiply by 186282.3971. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 c≈186282.3971 mps

speed of lightc

dimension	speed
symbol	c

This unit represents the speed of light in vacuum (c).

The particules that make up light, the photons, are masseless, and when they travel in a medium devoid of other particle, they do it at the maximum speed possible in the universe.

Also, according to Einstein and the theory of relativity, the speed of light is absolute. The relative movement of the light source or the observer will not change its measured value.

Value

The speed of light in vacuum is 299792458 meters per second.

Equivalences

The speed of light is equivalent to:

Some Facts

Right now you are traveling around the Sun at approximately 0.0001 times the speed of light.
The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva can accelerate protons at a speed only 3.1 m/s below the speed of light. At that speed, each individual proton has the kinetic energy of a flying mosquito.
Since 1983, the meter is defined in terms of the speed of light.

miles per secondmps

dimension	speed
symbol	mps, mi/s

The mile per second (mps, mi/s) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the mile per second

One mile per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one mile in a time of one second.

Value in terms of the SI

One mile per second is equivalent to 1609.344 meters per second.

Equivalences

One mile per second is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The Messier 98 Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way at approximately 87 miles per second. At that speed it will merge with our galaxy in some 9.5 billion years.
The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching a lot faster at 191 miles per second. With a collision expected with our galaxy in 4 to 5 billion years.

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