Question

If a planet has an angular size of 0.29 degrees, what will be its angular size in arcminutes?

Answer 1

Angular size in arc-minutes = 17.4 arc-minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Angular size = 0.29

Find:

Angular size in arc-minutes

Computation:

1 degree = 60 arc-minutes

So,

0.29 degree = 60 × 0.29 arc-minutes

0.29 degree = 17.4 arc-minutes

Angular size in arc-minutes = 17.4 arc-minutes