Redshift to Velocity Calculator

Formula

The formula to calculate the Velocity (V) from Redshift (Z) is:

\[ V = Z \cdot C \]

Where:

\( V \) is the velocity (m/s).
\( Z \) is the redshift ratio.
\( C \) is the speed of the wave (for light, this is always a constant 299,792,458 m/s).

What is Redshift?

Redshift measures the ratio of the speed of an object relative to the speed of light. The redshift describes the rate at which an object is getting closer to the observer.

Example Calculation

Consider an example where:

Redshift Ratio (Z): 0.1

Using the formula to calculate the Velocity:

\[ V = 0.1 \cdot 299792458 = 29979245.8 \text{ m/s} \]

This means that the velocity for this example is approximately 29,979,245.8 m/s.