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A224237
Decimal expansion of speed of light in miles per second.
3
1, 8, 6, 2, 8, 2, 3, 9, 7, 0, 5, 1, 2, 2, 0, 8, 7, 0, 1, 1, 8, 5, 0, 7, 9, 1, 3, 7, 8, 3, 5, 0, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8, 5, 4, 3, 7, 0, 4, 7, 6, 4, 1, 7, 7, 2, 0, 5, 1, 2, 2, 0, 8, 7, 0, 1, 1, 8, 5, 0, 7, 9, 1, 3, 7, 8, 3, 5, 0, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 8
OFFSET
6,2
COMMENTS
The exact answer (by definition) is 299792458/(5280*0.3048) = 186282.3970512208701185...
Many people remember the approximation 186000.
Has period 42 since a(15). - Jianing Song, Aug 08 2022
EXAMPLE
186282.39705122087011850791378350433468543704764177205122087...
CROSSREFS
Sequence in context: A200626 A360166 A197732 * A199785 A195497 A316588
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
N. J. A. Sloane, Apr 13 2013, following a suggestion from Daniel Drucker.
STATUS
approved