55 (disambiguation)

55 is a number between 54 and 56.

55 may also refer to:

Science

• The atomic number of caesium.

Astronomy

• Messier object M55, a magnitude 7.0 globular cluster in the constellation Sagittarius
• The New General Catalogue object NGC 55, a magnitude 7.9 barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor
• The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on -1255 July 6 and ended on 43 August. The duration of Saros series 55 was 1298.1 years, and it contained 73 solar eclipses.
• The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on -935 April 25 and ended on 345 June. The duration of Saros series 55 was 1280.1 years, and it contained 72 lunar eclipses.

Music

• A song produced by Group X was called "Schfifty Five".
• The name of a song by British Indie Rock Band Kasabian. The song was released as a B side to Club Foot and was recorded live when the band performed at London's Brixton Academy.
• I Can't Drive 55, a song by Sammy Hagar
• Ol' '55, a song by Tom Waits
• Cristian Vogel released an album in 2005 with the title "Station 55"
• Ol' 55 (band), an Australian rock band.
• Primer 55 an American band
• 55 Cadillac, an album by Andrew W.K.

Transportation

• The highest speed limit allowed in the United States between 1974 and 1986 per the National Maximum Speed Law.
• Highway 55, several roads

Film

• 55 Days at Peking a film starring Charlton Heston and David Niven

Years

• 55 A.D.
• 55 B.C.
• 1955

Other uses

• Gazeta 55, an Albanian newspaper
• Agitation and Propaganda against the State, also known as Constitution law 55, a law during Communist Albania.
• The code for international direct dial phone calls to Brazil
• A 55-gallon drum; see 44 gallon drum
• 55 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in Paris, the address of the Élysée, the official residency of the French Republic president.

See also

• 55th Regiment of Foot (disambiguation)
• Channel 55 (disambiguation)
• Type 55 (disambiguation)
• Class 55 (disambiguation)
• Highway 55