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The following 11 Units are included in this category:

 

ID

Unit (symbol)

Definition

Wikipedia page and other notes

1

sq. degree (deg2)

(π/180)2 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_degree

2

sq. gon (gon2)

(π/200)2 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradian

Page refers to gradian, not square gon (square gradian)

3

sq. gradian (grad2)

(π/200)2 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradian

Page refers to gradian, not square gradian

4

hemisphere (hemisphere)

2π sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere#Basic_terminology

5

sq. milliradian (mrad2)

10-6 sr

 

6

millisteradian (msr)

10-3 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steradian#SI_multiples

7

spat, sphere (sp)

4π sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spat_(unit)

8

spher. right angle (sph_right_angle)

(π/2) sr

 

9

sq. arcmin (sq′)

(π/10,800)2 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle#Square_minute

10

sq. arcsec (sq″)

(π/648,000)2 sr

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_angle#Square_second

11

steradian (sr)

-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steradian

 

All the above definitions of the various units are EXACT.

Note: In the above, a period (.) is used to indicate the decimal place and a comma (,) is used to separate groups of thousands.

 

Type of conversion relationship: DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL (y=ax)

Example conversion diagram (see unit in red above):

Solid Angle