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61 (Number)61 (sixty-one) is the natural number following 60 and preceding 62. In mathematics It is the 18th prime number. The previous is 59, with which it comprises a twin prime. Sixty-one is a cuban prime of the form . Sixty-one is the sum of two squares, 52 + 62, and it is also a centered square number, a centered hexagonal number and a centered decagonal number. It is also a Keith number, because it recurs in a Fibonacci-like sequence started from its base 10 digits: 6, 1, 7, 8, 15, 23, 38, 61... In science In astronomy, - Messier object M61, a magnitude 10.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo
- The New General Catalogue object NGC 61, a double spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -973 May 10 and ended on 289 June 5. The duration of Saros series 61 was 1262.1 years, and it contained 71 solar eclipses.
- The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -870 October 20 and ended on 609 March 26. The duration of Saros series 61 was 1478.4 years, and it contained 83 lunar eclipses.
In other fields Sixty-one is:
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