76 (number) - Definition and Overview

76 is the natural number following 75 and preceding 77.

In mathematics

Seventy-six is a Lucas number, an automorphic number, a nontotient, a 14-gonal number, and a centered pentagonal number.

In science

• The atomic number of osmium

In astronomy,

Messier object M76, a magnitude 12.0 planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus, also known as the Little Dumbbell Nebula

The New General Catalogue object (http://www.ngcic.org/) NGC 76, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces

The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEsaros/SEsaros1-175.html) of the solar eclipse series which began on -575 June 18 and ended on 705 July 25. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.

The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html) of the lunar eclipse series which began on -255 April 7 and ended on 1043 May 26. The duration of Saros series 76 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

Seventy-six is also

• the designation of Interstate 76
• The registry of the U.S. Navy's nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), named after U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
• the name of a band, see 76 (band)
• a brand of ConocoPhillips gas stations
• the name of a professional basketball team, the Philadelphia 76ers (taken from 1776, the year of American independence)
• the number of trombones in the big brass band, according to the song. Also, Seventy-Six Trombones is a musical by Meredith Willson.
• The year AD 76, 76 BC, or 1976.