In Astronomy
- The number of constellations of the Triakis tetrahedron
- 138 Tolosa is a brightly colored, stony Main belt asteroid
- The New General Catalogue object NGC-138, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
- The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on June 6, 1472 and will end on July 11, 2716. The duration of Saros series 138 is 1244 years, and it contains 70 solar eclipses
- 138P/Shoemaker-Levy is a periodic comet in our solar system
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