92 (number) - Definition and Overview

92 is the natural number following 91 and preceding 93.

In mathematics

Ninety-two is a pentagonal number. It is also the number of Johnson solids.

The number of n-Queens Problem solutions for n = 8.

In science

• The atomic number of uranium, an actinide.

In astronomy,

Messier object M92, a magnitude 7.5 globular cluster in the constellation Hercules

The New General Catalogue object (http://www.ngcic.org/) NGC 92, a magnitude 13.1 peculiar spiral galaxy in the constellation Phoenix, and a member of Robert's Quartet

The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEsaros/SEsaros1-175.html) of the solar eclipse series which began on -76 August 19 and ended on 1240 October 16. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1316.2 years, and it contained 74 solar eclipses.

The Saros number (http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html) of the lunar eclipse series which began on 208 May 17 and ended on 1488 June 23. The duration of Saros series 92 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

In other fields

Ninety-two is also:

• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Pakistan.
• In the title of the book Ninety-two in the Shade, by Thomas McGuane.
• The model number of the famously gray Texas Instruments TI-92 calculator.
• The year AD 92, 92 BC, or 1992.
• The Guinness record of the longest placename, Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuaakitanarahu, has 92 characters.
• The ISBN Group Identifier for books published by international publishers such as UNESCO.