56 (Number)

In mathematics

In science

• The atomic number of barium

Messier object M56, a magnitude 9.5 globular cluster in the constellation Lyra

The New General Catalogue object NGC 56, an unverified object in the constellation Pisces. NGC 76 does not appear to be a real object.

The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1172 July 17 and ended on 144 September 15. The duration of Saros series 56 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.

The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -852 May 7 and ended on 428 June 13. The duration of Saros series 56 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

• The number of men who signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Chile.
• The maximum speed of analog data transmission over a POTS in the 20th century was 56kbps.
• The name of the town Fifty-Six, Arkansas.
• The number of men of Netophah at the Census of men of Israel upon return from exile (Holy Bible, Ezra 2:22).
• The year AD 56, 56 BC, or 1956, and thus the symbol of the anti-Soviet revolution in Hungary.
• In baseball, the number of consecutive games in which Joe DiMaggio had a base hit in 1941, still a record.

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