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Minutes and seconds need not be specified. If no degrees are specified then a value of zero is assumed. This template does not attempt to trap invalid values and results in this case might be undefined. The decimal precision of the result is determined by the value assigned rnd, which defaults to 7.
{{Deg2DMS |positive decimal degrees| p =precision| sup =ms}} |p= is optional and defaults to 3. It is the number of decimal digits that the seconds are rounded to. |sup= is optional and changes the default apostrophe-format for arcminutes and arcseconds (1° 2′ 3″) to the m-s-format for arcminutes and arcseconds (1° 2 m 3 s).
degrees and decimal minutes: 40° 26.767′ N 79° 58.933′ W; decimal degrees: +40.446 -79.982; There are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute. Therefore, to convert from a degrees minutes seconds format to a decimal degrees format, one may use the formula
Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status; Latitude degrees: 1: The degrees part of the latitude, a positive whole number. Number: required: Latitude minutes: 2: The minutes part of the latitude. Do not be overly precise, 1' is approximately 1.5 km. Number: required: Latitude seconds: 3: The seconds part of the ...
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This template converts a decimal degree value, typically right ascension, to hours:minutes:seconds format or to hours h minutes m seconds s format. Usage [ edit ]
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