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66 (number)

66 is the natural number following 65 and preceding 67.

Cardinal sixty-six
Ordinal 66th (sixty-sixth)
Factorization 2 \cdot 3 \cdot 11
Divisors 2, 3, 6, 11, 22, 33
Roman numeral LXVI
Binary1000010
Hexadecimal 42

In mathematics

66 is a sphenic number, a triangular number, a hexagonal number, and a semi-meandric number.

In science

In astronomy,

Messier object M66, a magnitude 10.0 galaxy in the constellation Leo
The New General Catalogue object NGC 66 , a peculiar barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus
The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -756 March 12 and ended on 542 May 1. The duration of Saros series 66 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -671 August 12 and ended on 826 January 27. The duration of Saros series 66 was 1496.5 years, and it contained 84 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

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