Tangential Speed at Equator

The Tangential Speed at Equator of an object is the speed at which a point along the object's equator is traveling. This property depends on the object's angular speed, ω, which determines how fast the object is spinning, and its Radius, R, which determines how far the equator is from the center of the object, by

$V_{eq} = R \omega.$

Property Details

Location

The Tangential Speed at Equator property is located in the Rotation section of the Motion tab of an object's properties panel.

Units

Tangential Speed at Equator can be viewed or edited using the following properties:

• The Speed of Light (lightspeed) = 2.99792458×10⁸ m/s
• Kilometers per Second (km/s) = 1000 m/s
• Meters per Second (m/s) is the SI unit for speed
• Kilometers per Hour (km/h) = 0.2778 m/s