85 (number)

In mathematics

• the product of two prime numbers, and is therefore a biprime; specifically, the 24th biprime not counting perfect squares. Together with 86 and 87, it forms the second cluster of three consecutive biprimes.
• an octahedral number.
• a centered triangular number.
• a centered square number.
• a decagonal number.
• the smallest number that can be expressed as a sum of two squares, with all squares greater than 1, in two ways, 85 = 9² + 2² = 7² + 6².
• the length of the hypotenuse of four pythagorean triangles.
• a Smith number in decimal.

  In astronomy

• Messier object M85 is a magnitude 10.5 lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices
• NGC 85 is a galaxy in the constellation Andromeda
• 85 Io is a large main belt asteroid
• 85 Pegasi is a multiple star system in constellation of Pegasus
• 85 Ceti is a variable star in the constellation of Cetus
• 85P/Boethin is a periodic comet

  In titles and names

• Federalist No. 85, by Alexander Hamilton, the last of The Federalist Papers
• The 85 Ways to Tie a Tie, a book by Thomas Fink and Yong Mao
• 85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy a book by Jules Witcover
• Live/1975–85, an album of live recordings by Bruce Springsteen
• 80–85 a compilation album by Bad Religion
• Cupid & Psyche 85, an album by band Scritti Politti
• 45/85 was a television documentary on World War II
• Minuscule 85, Papyrus 85, Lectionary 85 are early Greek manuscripts of the New Testament
• "85", a 2000 rap single by YoungBloodz, from their album Against Da Grain
• 85°C, a Taiwanese coffee store chain.

  In sports

• In the top-level FBS, each player provided with a scholarship may, and almost always does, receive a full scholarship.
• In the second-level FCS, schools are allowed to provide football-related athletic aid equivalent to 63 full scholarships, but this aid may be divided among up to 85 players as the schools see fit.

  In other fields

• The year AD 85, 85 BC, or 1985.
• The Muslim calendar year 85 AH.
• The atomic number of astatine
• The number of the French department Vendée
• The ISBN Group Identifier for books published in Brazil
• The radix of the Ascii85 binary-to-text encoding
• The IQ and nickname of Aaron in Alien 3
• The number worn by Chad Ochocinco, whose name means "eight five" in Spanish
• Arabigere 85 is a village in India
• E85 fuel is 85% ethanol and 15% conventional gasoline
• MCS-85 was a family of Intel processors including the 8085
• TI-85 was a graphing pocket calculator by Texas Instruments
• KC 85 was a family of small computers built in East Germany in the 1980s
• PMD 85 was a personal computer built in Czechoslovakia in 1985
• Learjet 85 is an all-composite plane being developed by Bombardier Aerospace
• British Rail Class 85, a category of UK train locomotives
• DRG Class 85, a category of German train locomotives
• TK85 was a clone of the Sinclair ZX81 made in Brazil in 1983
• Lima Site 85 was a battle in the Vietnam War
• A85 is the Dutch Defence in the Encyclopaedia of Chess
• EF 85mm is a photographic camera lens by Canon
• F85, multiple uses
• Part of the assignation for the Toyota AE85, commonly referred to as an "eight-five".

  In military technology

• 85mm is a common caliber for cannons
• SU-85 was a Soviet tank
• TR-85 was a Romanian battle tank
• Tu-85 was a prototype Soviet bomber
• ASU-85 a Soviet self-propelled gun
• CZ 85 is a Czech 9mm semiautomatic pistol
• PT-85 is a Korean tank
• 7.62 Tkiv 85 is a Finnish army rifle
• HG 85 is a Swiss fragmentation grenade
• Taurus Model 85, a 9mm revolver made in Brazil