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Glossary » Units » Luminous Intensity » Hefner Unit (hefnerkerze)

Hefner Unit (hefnerkerze) (HK) is a unit in the category of Luminous intensity. This unit is commonly used in the German unit system. Hefner Unit (hefnerkerze) (HK) has a dimension of J where J is luminous intensity. It can be converted to the corresponding standard SI unit cd by multiplying its value by a factor of 0.903.

Note that the seven base dimensions are M (Mass), L (Length), T (Time), Q (Temperature), N (Aamount of Substance), I (Electric Current), and J (Luminous Intensity).

Other units in the category of Luminous intensity include Bougie Dècimale (bd), Bougie International (bi), Candela (cd), Candle (int.) (c), Candle (new Unit), Carcel, Carcel Unit, and Violle.