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unit:DEG2

http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/DEG2
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rdf:type qudt:Unit
dcterms:description A square degree is a non-SI unit measure of solid angle. It is denoted in various ways, including deg, sq. deg. and \(\circ^2\). Just as degrees are used to measure parts of a circle, square degrees are used to measure parts of a sphere. Analogous to one degree being equal to \(\pi /180 radians\), a square degree is equal to (\(\pi /180)\) or about 1/3283 steradian. The number of square degrees in a whole sphere is or approximately 41 253 deg. This is the total area of the 88 constellations in the list of constellations by area. For example, observed from the surface of the Earth, the Moon has a diameter of approximately \(0.5^\circ\), so it covers a solid angle of approximately 0.196 deg, which is \(4.8 \times 10\) of the total sky sphere.
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qudt:conversionMultiplier 0.0003046174197867085993467435493788937
qudt:conversionMultiplierSN 3.046174197867085993467435493788937E-4
qudt:expression \(deg^2\)
qudt:hasDimensionVector qkdv:A0E0L0I0M0H0T0D1
qudt:hasFactorUnit
rdf:type qudt:FactorUnit
qudt:exponent 2
qudt:hasUnit unit:DEG
qudt:hasQuantityKind quantitykind:SolidAngle
qudt:symbol “°²”
qudt:ucumCode “deg2”^^qudt:UCUMcs
qudt:wikidataMatch http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q254532
rdfs:isDefinedBy http://qudt.org/3.1.11/vocab/unit
rdfs:label
  • “Square Degree”
  • “Square Degree”@en
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