角度單位的換算 1弧秒=1秒?弧度制的角度單位
What is a second of arc? A full circle consists of 360 degrees. One degree can be divided into 60 minutes of arc. These minutes of arc should not be confused with minutes of time. Each minute of arc contains 60 seconds of arc, so a second of arc is an angle that is 1/3,600 of a degree.
弧秒是角度的單位,是度、分、秒的“秒”。因為單指“秒”時既可能是時間,也可能是角度,為了區分起見英文表述時就說,例如“20 seconds of arc”,用以區別 20 秒時間,人們常常翻譯成“xx 弧秒”,其實就是表示角度的秒。