59 (number)

In mathematics

In science

• The atomic number of praseodymium, a lanthanide

  Astronomy

• Messier object M59, a magnitude 11.5 galaxy in the constellation Virgo
• The New General Catalogue NGC 59, a magnitude 12.4 spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus

  In music

• Beethoven's Opus 59 consists of the three so-called Razumovsky Quartets
• 59, an album by Puffy AmiYumi
• The 1960s song "The 59th Street Bridge Song " was popularized by Simon & Garfunkel and Harpers Bizarre
• The '59 Sound, an album by The Gaslight Anthem; includes the song of the same name
• The album by Sugar Ray
• "11:59", a song by Blondie from Parallel Lines
• .59 is a song by from beatmania IIDX 2nd Style and Dance Dance Revolution 4thMIX
• '59 is the sixth track on the album Ignition! by Brian Setzer
• 59 is an Area Code Of Andheri,Mumbai. Used By Vivian Divine in Various Songs with GullyGang.

  In sports

• Satchel Paige became the oldest major league baseball player at age 59
• 59 is the lowest golf score in a single round on the LPGA Tour by Annika Sörenstam, and on the Champions Tour by Kevin Sutherland.

  In other fields

• The number corresponding to the last minute in a given hour, and the last second in a given minute
• The number of beads on a Roman Catholic rosary.
• Approximately the number of days in two lunar months
• The Queensboro Bridge in New York City is also known as the 59th Street Bridge
• The number on a button commonly worn by feminist activists in the 1970s; this was based on the claim that a woman earned 59 cents to an equally qualified man's dollar
• Art Project 59's "59 Seconds Video Festival" at 59 Franklin Street, showed 59 videos to 59 different audiences, each 59 seconds long and incorporating the number 59
• In amateur radio, a perfect signal report
• * Five Nine, an amateur radio magazine published in Japan
• The number of the French department Nord
• The "59-minute rule" is an informal rule in business, whereby employees may be allowed to leave work early, often to beat heavy holiday traffic