Definition:Universal Gravitational Constant/Units

Definition

The SI unit for the universal gravitational Constant is given as newton square metres per kilogram squared:

$\mathrm {N \, m^2 \, kg^{-2} }$

where:

$\mathrm N$ denotes the newton

$\mathrm m$ denotes the metre

$\mathrm {kg}$ denotes the kilogram.