Recognised as Temperature
17 kelvin
- Temperature
- K
- SI
17 kelvin is a measurement of temperature. That is -256.15 degrees Celsius, or -429.07 degrees Fahrenheit. Below it is converted into all 5 units Nerdulator knows for temperature.
Common conversions
degrees Celsius-256.15 °C
degrees Fahrenheit-429.07 °F
Every other unit of temperature
degrees Rankine30.6 °R
degrees Réaumur-204.92 °Ré
About this quantity
CategoryTemperature
Unitkelvin (K)
SystemSI
In kelvins (the base unit)17 K
DefinitionFixed by defining the Boltzmann constant as exactly 1.380649 × 10⁻²³ joules per kelvin.exact by definition, under the 2019 revision of the SI
Against the fixed points
Absolute zero0 K17 K above 17 kelvin
Water freezes273.15 K256.15 K below 17 kelvin
Human body temperature310.15 K293.15 K below 17 kelvin
Water boils at sea level373.15 K356.15 K below 17 kelvin
State of water at this temperatureSolid (ice)at standard atmospheric pressure
Below absolute zeroNo
In kelvin above absolute zero17 K
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