29 (number) - Science and Astronomy

Science and Astronomy

  • The atomic number of copper
  • Messier object M29, a magnitude 9.0 open cluster in the constellation Cygnus
  • The New General Catalogue object NGC 29, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
  • The lunar month is very close to twenty-nine days.
  • Saturn requires over 29 years to orbit the Sun
  • The number of days February has in leap years.

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